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Naomi Osaka will return to the court for the 2024 Australian Open, but in the meantime she expressed all her admiration and affection for her tennis icons, especially serena williams. The Japanese tennis player emphasized her love for the American legend, but Naomi also had praise for Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Maria Sharapova.
The four-time Grand Slam champion answered some questions from his followers.
About Serena, she said: “Everyone knows I love Serena, and I admire the focus Nadal and Sharapova put into every match. I don’t have a favorite, though.
I like the quality of a diverse group of players. ”
The Japanese then expressed his assessment of Novak Djokovic: “Honestly, as I’ve grown up, I’ve really learned to appreciate Novak more. Purely as a tennis player, the guy is incredible, haha.”
Naomi Osaka returns to next Australian Open
On the occasion of the latest event, the former world number one revealed his first plans for the near future: his return should be scheduled for next year.
she says: “I remember watching the Australian Open on TV and I was so frustrated, I never missed a match and I won twice. When I was watching Serena and Venus, I said: I Never being able to play like them at that ‘age’, then I said to myself: “But no, I can do it. “ Last year, due to injuries and physical conditions, she was unable to participate in many games and her appearances became fewer and fewer.
In 2024, Osaka should buck this trend and try to appear more on the women’s tour: “I’m definitely going to play more games than I have in the past. I think some people will be happy with that. I think that’s the case because I don’t know how the start of the year is going to be for me. At least I’m going to be happy with the end of the season. be prepared.”