Naomi Osaka exposes she ‘feels a lot more confident’ on clay despite Italian Open exit
Naomi Osaka has actually left the 4th round of the Italian Open, however seems taking the positives after attaining her finest outcome at the event considering that 2019.
Osaka shed to 7th seed Qinwen Zheng, 2-6 4-6, in the Japanese gamer’s initial suit versus a leading 10 gamer considering that going back to the scenic tour after bring to life her initial kid in 2015.
Despite the straight collections loss, Osaka disclosed that she enjoyed with the lessons discovered having fun Zheng, “I’m pretty happy that I was able to play this match because I will learn a lot from it. I’ll learn that the level’s not that different. It’s kind of just more key moments I would say, staying mentally very resilient in myself and my abilities.”
The previous globe No.1 did not have much pedigree on clay entering into the event, and had actually shed all 8 previous conferences to leading 20 placed gamers.
However, after defeating WTA No.20 Marta Kostyuk and No.11 Daria Kasatkina in Rome, Osaka confessed that she is beginning to really feel more comfy on the dust.
“I think I definitely feel a lot more confident leaving than when I came,” clarifiedOsaka “I hope that I can learn a lot from the match I played today and apply it and do really well in Paris.”
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— NaomiOsaka 大坂なおみ (@naomiosaka) May 11, 2024
Osaka will certainly currently transform her interest to the 2nd significant of the year, Roland Garros, where she is yet to exceed the 3rd round in her 6 previous looks.
Roland Garros obtains underway on Sunday 26th May, where Osaka will certainly want to declare her initial triumph at the event considering that 2021.
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Despite the loss today, Naomi Osaka is naturally pleased with her Italian Open project. The sway Daria Kasatkina was specifically outstanding, provided her Russian challenger’s pedigree on clay having actually gotten to the Roland Garros and Italian Open semi-finals 2 years earlier. It will certainly be appealing to see exactly how Osaka does at Roland Garros, with the draw specifically pertinent provided the truth that she is still unseeded and placed outside the leading 100.
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