ScentOfDefeat
G.O.A.T.
And the highlights will only keep getting bigger!Really, really enjoyed watching this! Thanks for posting! She's an amazing talent, I hope she has great career!
So we have that to look forward to.
And the highlights will only keep getting bigger!Really, really enjoyed watching this! Thanks for posting! She's an amazing talent, I hope she has great career!
Don't you mean French?Probably making an effort to become more fluent. She can definitely understand since she grew up in Osaka for first 3 years of her life. I wonder if she is understands Haitian too.
Ha, her and I use the same overgrip and color. At least in that bag check video, she had the yellow Yonex supergrap on her racket. I think she switched to a white one, but still, I rock yellow all day every day!
Roflmao! Absolutely right.Don't you mean French?
Apologies for being a bit pedantic, but you weren't completely wrong. My understanding is that most Haitians speak Haitian Creole, a French-derived language that is NOT mutually intelligible w/ French.My bad, my bad. I'm not familiar with cultures and their languages.
what do you mean - pin point?Now watch, every teenage girls are now going to try to copy Osaka service motion which is pinpoint service motion. Not sure if it is right for all girls, really
Demands?the hybrid pinpoint stance demands that players begin in a platform stance with feet apart a little bit wider.
Who are the other two?All that hard work is paying off. Osaka is reportedly set to sign one of the richest sponsorship deals in women’s sport, worth an estimated $14 million ($US10 million) per year.
Her current sponsorship deal with Adidas expires at the end of 2018 and the brand is reportedly moving quickly to ensure she stays.
The monster deal would see Osaka rocket up the list of highest-earning female athletes on the planet. It’s reportedly the third richest sponsorship deal in women’s tennis and the most money Adidas has ever handed to a female tennis player.
Her potential new sponsorship deal and US Open champion prize money of $5.3 million ($US3.8m) would see Osaka jump Caroline Wozniacki into second spot on the 2018 Forbes’ list of highest paid female athletes.
Pin point serve stance is when both feet come together before bending knees to jump up for the serve. Platform stance is like Roger Federer who keeps feet spread apart. Tsonga, Zverev brothers, Muguruza are examples of pin point stance serves and Shapovalov, Federer, Dimitrov are platform stance serves.what do you mean - pin point?
Not to turn this into discussion about mechanics but all serves start out with feet apart but then player chooses whether to jump with both feet apart of close them together before they jump in the air.Demands?
doesn't look pinpoint to meNow watch, every teenage girls are now going to try to copy Osaka service motion which is pinpoint service motion. Not sure if it is right for all girls, really
Its still considered pin point since she brings her feet together right before she serves. Anyway this can be discussed in the tips section.doesn't look pinpoint to me
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Class of Federer even in her play.
Look at 4:37
O snap nice find! Gonna watch now. She is so relatable to us normal people.
So she is taking questions in Japanese and answering in English only ?
Link.Sascha's twitter is also very funny.
Its not like umpire would not have caught it anyways.Link.
I remember the scene when SW smashes her racquet and he points. The telly keeps showing this. Was he pointing out that it should be a point penalty.
When growing up in US, her Mom would speak to her in Japanese at home, so which is why she understands it very well but cannot speak it as well since her environment was English speaking. She can also speak Japanese but does not feel comfortable since its limited. Tennis players are masters at learning multiple languages so no time she'll be fluent.So she is taking questions in Japanese and answering in English only ?
I hope the Japanese can relate to that.
11:55 an english question, she smiles. "rena's drama" lol.
My point is -- did Sascha immediately realize that it was a point penalty. Was Sascha waiting for SW to make another mistake so it would be a point penalty ??? Not that it would have swung the game.Its not like umpire would not have caught it anyways.
It took me no time to learn Hiragana and Katagana. Kanji was a bit slower -- I learned about 150. This was back in the 90s when I was going to Tokyo often. Now i've forgotten it allWhen growing up in US, her Mom would speak to her in Japanese at home, so which is why she understands it very well but cannot speak it as well since her environment was English speaking. She can also speak Japanese but does not feel comfortable since its limited. Tennis players are masters at learning multiple languages so no time she'll be fluent.
Probably, a second violation constitutes a point penalty then next in line would be a game penalty. She did that herself, I don't think anyone could have made her smash her racquet. When Sascha stood up and pointed he muttered something which meant he was aware of the situation.My point is -- did Sascha immediately realize that it was a point penalty. Was Sascha waiting for SW to make another mistake so it would be a point penalty ??? Not that it would have swung the game.
Yup. I think she's been trying to learn Japanese and be more fluent. Born in Japan, moved to the U.S. at 3yrs old and lived there since. She can understand a decent amount of Japanese (bc mom?) but can improve. Interestingly, it's bc of this that makes her more relatable/likeable.So she is taking questions in Japanese and answering in English only ?
I hope the Japanese can relate to that.
11:55 an english question, she smiles. "rena's drama" lol.
We've all heard her speaking Japanese, here is Naomi with a Japanese reporter at around 11 minutes, she sounds really funny and fluent.When growing up in US, her Mom would speak to her in Japanese at home, so which is why she understands it very well but cannot speak it as well since her environment was English speaking. She can also speak Japanese but does not feel comfortable since its limited. Tennis players are masters at learning multiple languages so no time she'll be fluent.
i've never seen her serve so well like she did in the USO final!Now watch, every teenage girls are now going to try to copy Osaka service motion which is pinpoint service motion. Not sure if it is right for all girls, really
i wonder if Sacha and Serena ever had anything beyond a professionally relationship?
Yeah, i think i can understand that. When I was there someone told me that there are several (7 or 9) ways of addressing others depending on position or something like that.I think Naomi is much better at speaking Japanese than she lets on. I think the reason why she doesn't use it so much is because she doesn't want to make mistakes with the cultural meaning of the language. It is one thing to be fluent, it is another to avoid cultural faux pas in the Japanese culture unless you have been bought up in it from a child. Just the way you address yourself to your elders or your peers or people who are younger is a whole system you have to learn.
What you mean? Talking about the "hafu" thing? Did you not watch the video I posted above? She has Japanese blood and as long as she is Japanese at heart, I don't see why she isn't Japanese. I don't think its how you look, its your behavior, etc.hopefully she will be embraced in Japan now
but yea, @NuBas is being pretty naive in some of his post regarding Naomi and how the Japanese have reacted to her.
Good question. Wonder if anything professionally went wrong that lead to split. Though he was just a sparring partner.i wonder if Sacha and Serena ever had anything beyond a professionally relationship?
some of their reactions post professional breakup has seemed quite personal...
OMG! she is so adorable!Naomi was on Ellen today, I just saw the clip, it was adorable! I can't find a way to embed the video, but here is a link:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/naomi-osaka-ellen-degeneres_us_5b97e3c8e4b0cf7b0043fd9c
well, i hope so.What you mean? Talking about the "hafu" thing? Did you not watch the video I posted above? She has Japanese blood and as long as she is Japanese at heart, I don't see why she isn't Japanese. I don't think its how you look, its your behavior, etc.
Does Jack Sock not do it for you?OMG! she is so adorable!
sorry, but i'm claiming her for America!
she is an American, i don't care about the technicalities!
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lol, nope!Does Jack Sock not do it for you?
Lovely to see the congrats includes former USO champions. And a shout out to the remarkable Kimiko Date. Now, she was truly a role model and possibly would have been first Japanese Major champ if she'd played her natural left hand game and not retired so early first time around.
Has he spoken out? Aside from the tweets posted here.i wonder if Sacha and Serena ever had anything beyond a professionally relationship?
some of their reactions post professional breakup has seemed quite personal...
Sorry to burst your bubble. She isn't fluent at all. Sounds like a 3 year old.We've all heard her speaking Japanese, here is Naomi with a Japanese reporter at around 11 minutes, she sounds really funny and fluent.
Sam Querrey?lol, nope!
Already posted on post 5.https://twitter.com/HistoryOfTennis/status/1040135785012449280 - Clip of young Osaka 10 years ago
Shame she didn't knock him out and put him out of his misery.
Oh,I saw it now.Sorry for the repost.Already posted on post 5.
The WTA vid was gold though.Oh,I saw it now.Sorry for the repost.
not really. i had higher hopes for him at one point, but he doesn't inspire.Sam Querrey?