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Wander
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Where are all those guys who were saying that in 2019 now? Mysterious!
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dominikk1985
Legend
Osaka now has really risen above the crowd and should be considered the dominator of female tennis.
Yeah so far she was not very consistent and has only made 4 slam QFs in her career but she won the title every time she got there.
She just needs to focus a little more and avoid those frequent early round losses and then she can become one of the best of all time and win 15 slams
Yeah so far she was not very consistent and has only made 4 slam QFs in her career but she won the title every time she got there.
She just needs to focus a little more and avoid those frequent early round losses and then she can become one of the best of all time and win 15 slams
UnderratedSlam
G.O.A.T.
She is uber-cute... with the mask on...
We just need to train US/UK commentators to make a LITTLE effort when pronouncing "foreign" names.
She isn't OH-SUCKER. That's how many call her.
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UnderratedSlam
G.O.A.T.
Even if she'd lost each QF four would count as a lot, given her age... Or certainly not as little.
NuBas
Legend
She's cementing her presence on hard courts.
She will be greater once she master all four elements.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
G.O.A.T.
Many haters will not happy about this!
dominikk1985
Legend
Osaka broke out in tears in a press conference recently. It seems like she really has some issues with mental health, maybe she should get a medical waiver for press conferences.
I would be curious about the role of her family. I know this might be a bit of a stereotype (the extreme pressure Asian tiger mom) but many tennis parents (not just Asian ones) tie showing affection to their kid winning and make their kids live miserable, as Andre wrote in his book too.
Her mom definitely looks like a pushy helicopter mom, maybe Osaka needs a bit more distance from her
I would be curious about the role of her family. I know this might be a bit of a stereotype (the extreme pressure Asian tiger mom) but many tennis parents (not just Asian ones) tie showing affection to their kid winning and make their kids live miserable, as Andre wrote in his book too.
Her mom definitely looks like a pushy helicopter mom, maybe Osaka needs a bit more distance from her
KohlschreiberFan
Rookie
I don't see the connection to her mom, but I think she needs to invest in a quality shrink soon or this will start affecting her game as well. Whoever she's seeing currently isn't getting it done.
tennis tom
Legend
She has stage fright.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
G.O.A.T.
(People will say it's staged) She sort of asked her mom whether what he achieved so far is good enough and her mom said more than enough (I think this is after USO 2019).
She might cried because of Haiti tho (Regarding press con).
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Always something with her. I get having issues, but with her, it is across the board. At some point you have to buck up.
Frenchy-Player
Hall of Fame
On internet now when you don’t love someone or something you are necessarily an "hater"
Frenchy-Player
Hall of Fame
Jason Swerve
Hall of Fame
People on this site will one day understand that winning a slam, or any tournament, isn't guaranteed for a second to raise your ability as an overall player. You can easily stagnate or even become worse.
R. Schweikart
Professional
Jason Swerve
Hall of Fame
Without getting stabbed or having financial scandals prompting you to ask a fan how much money he has.
R. Schweikart
Professional
tennis4jags
Semi-Pro
I just saw the WTA rank and realized Osaka is on 71, OMG !!! Is she out of competition? Can we write off her as top player? I thought she is a material of at least 8-12 slams but looking at her extra affairs not much interested in Tennis.
coolcamden
Professional
She just got awarded a WC into IW. Just saw the announcement spammed into my mailbox. There were no way to give feedback tho…
Dolgopolov85
G.O.A.T.
She has generally been maintaining way too light schedules. And it's started to catch up with her. If she does badly at IW/Miami, she might drop further down the rankings given that she has been a non factor on clay and grass.
CosmosMpower
Hall of Fame
I saw her roaming around the stands at the Dallas atp event dressed like a homeless person trying to be incognito.
PlayoffsAndLove
New User
Reasons Why Narrative About Naomi Osaka are UNFAIR!!
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
G.O.A.T.
Wim Fisette parted way with Naomi.
Interesting! not even waiting after USO. I bet Wim already secured a gig for USO.
Interesting! not even waiting after USO. I bet Wim already secured a gig for USO.
PDJ
G.O.A.T.
He probably preferred fulltime employment.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
G.O.A.T.
I bet.
This could be good thing for Naomi as well, hopefully the new coach will enforce her to do full time, less drama, and just work and win as she should be!
Would love to see her dad back to put Naomi back in gear. She went to Japan just before supposed comeback in San Jose, so it's bit worrying as a fan.
I think Naomi’s family and agent have been doing her a disservice for a long time by not telling her the truth. She needs a psychiatrist like yesterday. Being a young multi-millionaire is not easy on anyone and clearly her success has negatively affected her too. She’s probably completely emotionally stunted and has no idea how to take control of her life. I would love to see her back on top - she still has the talent. She just needs some direction if she’s going to keep playing.
Wander
Hall of Fame
Didn't she talk about the fact that she'd started seeing a therapist this year? Around Indian Wells IIRC.
Now, that doesn't mean that her problems are solved, but at least she was working on it. But really, to get back to the top in tennis, the fact is that she needs to commit to playing more tournaments again. And I don't know if she's prepared to do that.
Now, that doesn't mean that her problems are solved, but at least she was working on it. But really, to get back to the top in tennis, the fact is that she needs to commit to playing more tournaments again. And I don't know if she's prepared to do that.