Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
is she going on any vacations ?
I think Kei is super jealous of her but he knows she will never get as much endorsement as he has
I think Kei is super jealous of her but he knows she will never get as much endorsement as he has
Japanese don't really see her as japaneseYeah its definite interesting to see how many endorsements she's getting already. Maybe someone can do a comparison and list all the endorsements Kei has versus Osaka. Kei is huge for Japan Tennis but they never had a really big female super star.
Japanese don't really see her as japanese
Halep, Kerber and Wozniaki are not known for their serves, on the contrary. Lisicki has a wonderful serve motion. Too bad her rankings have fallen.She won her first 4 years younger than Sloan though. She's been streaky as a young player. 3-4 majors would be an amazing career though.
I don't understand what this is supposed to mean. Most WTA players already serve with a pinpoint motion, including Serena, Pliskova, Muguruza, Halep, Kerber, Wozniacki. . . In fact, tell me, who in the WTA DOESN'T serve with a pinpoint serve?
I think she will be flag bearer come Tokyo 2020 unless another athlete under Japan does something more remarkable for the country before then. Who knows maybe Nishi will win a grand slam in 2019.
It's got to be Kohei Uchimura.
Osaka can barely even speak Japanese fyi. In Japan that is about as telltale a sign you're not "one of us" as being white. At most levels of sponsorship potential from Japanese companies that will have at least some impact.Ok you need to quit saying that cause we're talking about sponsors not talking about this race thing again.
My point was not that all those players had great serves, but that they all had pinpoint serve stances regardless of the quality of their serves, which might make you wonder whether the quality of a serve has anything to do with whether it's a pinpoint serve or not.Halep, Kerber and Wozniaki are not known for their serves, on the contrary. Lisicki has a wonderful serve motion. Too bad her rankings have fallen.
This is not the case. She is huge in Japan despite lack of language, they seem to be happy to have another big sports star. She is already signed up with the biggest companies like Nissan, Shiseido and got big contract from Adidas Japan (8,5 mil per year) and there are others for sure.Osaka can barely even speak Japanese fyi. In Japan that is about as telltale a sign you're not "one of us" as being white. At most levels of sponsorship potential from Japanese companies that will have at least some impact.
Osaka can barely even speak Japanese fyi. In Japan that is about as telltale a sign you're not "one of us" as being white. At most levels of sponsorship potential from Japanese companies that will have at least some impact.
Osaka can barely even speak Japanese fyi. In Japan that is about as telltale a sign you're not "one of us" as being white.
Normally she wouldn't care less but there is lots of opps for the sponsorship and big time money there.No different to any other country in the world.
Naomi Osaka trained with Andy Murray.
Who is the lady with Sascha in her box? Did she change her team, or are the other two on vacation? I saw Abdul training her during the off season, but not the physio.
Which lady?
It's Kristy Stahr, she has been sitting in Naomi's box with Sascha during this tournament. She was a WTA trainer, testified during that Genie liability case. I was wondering if she had replaced Abdul/the physio or it's a temporary arrangement.
she looks very unhappy in Brisbane@EkVraNaamEnVan I see her now, she has short black hair. I have no idea why she's there, maybe temporary fill in for her usual female physio.
she looks very unhappy in Brisbane
Very poor performance today, though commentators said she remains 4th seed going into AO. That's something positive to take away. She's also playing in Sydney next week I think.
Ya. Something was definitely bothering her. She had no energy and just spraying shots, opposite of what she said a few days ago about her goal of not pulling the trigger too soon. Can't win much playing like today.
Look on the bright side, she came away with a few wins (great comeback win against her nemesis, Sevastova) and 185 points. AO is the big one, and hopefully she'll be focused for that (she should bc she said she loves playing on the big stage).
Cheer up Naomi-chan!
Something tells me that if today it was against SW she would have been excited to play. A big factor in how she performs is how she feels or how much she's enjoying playing. She didn't really enjoy today so you could see her mind was elsewhere, on top of that many errors which won't add up to a win.
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