Naomi Osaka: future multi GS winner
- Thread starter RF-18
- Start date
Ah no, she's overpowering and outdefending opponents. She returned Kvitova's serve (almost same speed as Djokovic) from on or inside the baseline while Nadal... should I say Philippe Chatrier Court? Hingis was a genius tactician with low power. Osaka is showing mental maturity beyond her years but it's mainly what she can do technically and physically that the others can't. Let's see how much of her potential she actualises, but she's more like the next Graf/Serena.
If she does, my bet is the USO. I'll be keenly looking to see how, now that she's "in her prime", her game works out on clay and grass. The proof we have right now though = HC Queen. Now that she's #1, how will she react? Is it even more pressure to deal with and does it shackle her, or does it release her and allow her to soar forward?
What do you reckon, NuBas?
@navigator checkout the 2 extensions of the Rafa Nadal Academy in resorts in Mexico:
https://www.rafanadaltenniscentre.com/en
No need to go to Europe
https://www.rafanadaltenniscentre.com/en
No need to go to Europe
She jokes at this AO that before her win at USO18, she's stuck at 3R in slams (has made 3R in all 4 slams until USO18 I think). She broke that pattern and won USO18 and AO19 back-to-back. Sure, she will need to learn to move on clay and grass. Sharapova managed it, the self-proclaimed cow-on-ice in regards to clay, and I think Osaka will too. The tour nowadays have such homogenized surfaces that I'd be surprised if she doesn't make at least the QFs of RG/WB by end of next year. Some have even called her the female Djokovic. Look at Djokovic's slam career 
.
I think Osaka has a very good chance to win another slam this year (USO>>RG>WB). @NuBas , remember you not being confident of her chances winning AO19? I was a bit more confident than you, but also with a bit of hope bc she was somewhat injured at the end of 2018 and didn't win a match at the YEC. She didn't even play her best until SF/F at the AO19 and still won. She could still play better. So if she peaks, she's very hard to beat, just like Djokovic .
.I think Osaka has a very good chance to win another slam this year (USO>>RG>WB). @NuBas , remember you not being confident of her chances winning AO19? I was a bit more confident than you, but also with a bit of hope bc she was somewhat injured at the end of 2018 and didn't win a match at the YEC. She didn't even play her best until SF/F at the AO19 and still won. She could still play better. So if she peaks, she's very hard to beat, just like Djokovic
.
She jokes at this AO that before her win at USO18, she's stuck at 3R in slams (has made 3R in all 4 slams until USO18 I think). She broke that pattern and won USO18 and AO19 back-to-back. Sure, she will need to learn to move on clay and grass. Sharapova managed it, the self-proclaimed cow-on-ice in regards to clay, and I think Osaka will too. The tour nowadays have such homogenized surfaces that I'd be surprised if she doesn't make at least the QFs of RG/WB by end of next year. Some have even called her the female Djokovic. Look at Djokovic's slam career .
I think Osaka has a very good chance to win another slam this year (USO>>RG>WB). @NuBas , remember you not being confident of her chances winning AO19? I was a bit more confident than you, but also with a bit of hope bc she was somewhat injured at the end of 2018 and didn't win a match at the YEC. She didn't even play her best until SF/F at the AO19 and still won. She could still play better. So if she peaks, she's very hard to beat, just like Djokovic .
.I think Osaka has a very good chance to win another slam this year (USO>>RG>WB). @NuBas , remember you not being confident of her chances winning AO19? I was a bit more confident than you, but also with a bit of hope bc she was somewhat injured at the end of 2018 and didn't win a match at the YEC. She didn't even play her best until SF/F at the AO19 and still won. She could still play better. So if she peaks, she's very hard to beat, just like Djokovic
.
I didn't know about this but it looks very nice. Quite deluxe. A little pricey (for Mexico) at US$450/night for a room (the least expensive) and US$150/day for 3 hours of (group) tennis. So, you're looking at US$600/day for hotel + tennis. In Cartagena you could get the same thing for less than US$200/day... and you're in Cartagena. But, this place does look really nice (looks like two hotels are sharing one set of courts - not that it really matters). Personally, I wouldn't go to Europe specifically to go to Nadal's tennis center... it's a nice place, but it's not *that* nice. It's a great facility for tournaments, though.
