‘I’m patiently impatient’: Naomi Osaka won’t let injury derail her plans for greatness
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Naomi Osaka might have suffered a tournament ending abdominal injury - but she isn’t letting that derail her future plans.
Naomi Osaka might have suffered a tournament ending abdominal injury - but she isn’t letting that derail her future grand slam plans. Osaka’s year got off to a promising start when she reached the final of the Auckland WTA tournament in January - her first final since returning from maternity leave 12 months ago. But after winning the first set 6-4 against Clara Tauson, Osaka was forced to retire because of an abdominal injury. Days later, after a strong showing in the Australian Open, where she bested France’s Caroline Garcia in three sets and then Czech Republic’s Karolína Muchová, Osaka was again forced to retire injured from her third-round match against Belinda Bencic. “I think I’m playing really well, even from last year, the end of last year. I got injured there too. But I’ve beaten some really good players. So I hope that I can continue that trend,” she told CNN Sport. The 27-year-old has big plans for the future, and this includes seeking her fifth major title – which would be her first since becoming a mother.
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