Naomi Osaka reveals she informed her dad that she "desires extra" than simply being wholesome and comfortable on the courtroom because the 27-year-old nonetheless goals of returning to her previous kind and being one of many perfect within the recreation.
The previous week has been probably the greatest of the 12 months for the previous world No. 1, who has been by to the quarterfinal of the WTA 1000 event in Montreal. After impressively saving three consecutive match factors in opposition to Liudmila Samsonova and in addition ousting Jelena Ostapenko, the Japanese obliterated Anastasija Sevastova 6-1 6-0 in simply 49 minutes in her round-of-16 match on the Canadian Open.
If Osaka beats Elina Svitolina in her subsequent Montreal match, she is going to make her first WTA 1000 semifinal as a mother. Nonetheless, even when she loses, she is assured to return to the top-35 subsequent week – which is able to mark her greatest rating since she returned to tennis initially of 2024.
The four-time Grand Slam champion is doing properly in Montreal however highlights that her objectives are larger than simply making a notable run at an enormous occasion.
Osaka: My dad informed me this… I informed him I agree however I need extra
"It's bizarre. I talked to my dad, and he mentioned, like, 'Simply being wholesome and comfortable is a type of success.' I agree with that, however I need extra. I imply, undoubtedly, in fact I’d need to win slams, in fact I’d need to be within the prime 10, however I feel I must tempo myself and go for the mini objectives, they usually'll finally flip into the large objectives… I feel being within the quarterfinals here’s a step to hopefully attending to the semis and the finals, so I'll attempt to deal with it extra like that," the present world No. 49 defined.
Osaka saying she desires to win extra Grand Slams isn't something new. Even earlier than kicking off her post-pregnancy comeback, the 27-year-old mentioned she wished to win some Majors for her daughter Shai.
