Osaka admits she copied from Djokovic to get out of the hole

Naomi Osaka is living her best moment this week in Doha on a tennis court years ago. In Qatar, he finally added two victories in a row, something he hasn’t achieved since March 2022.

your secret? Well, copy a world number 1. “I changed my rest, I don’t want to say ‘style’, but form. I don’t know how to describe it. Before I would take one step, another and then jump , but Now I’m jumping in with both feet, because Djokovic seems to do that, so why not copy the best returner in the world?“said the four-time Grand Slam champion to the press.

“I changed my rest, I don’t want to say ‘style’, but form. I don’t know how to describe it. Before I took one step, another and then I jumped, but now I’m jumping in with both feet, because Djokovic seems to be doing that, so why not copy the best returner in the world?” the four-time Grand Slam champion told the press.

The former world number 1 explained that talking to coach Wim Fissette triggered adjustments to his game. “It’s disappointing to know that my service is one of the best, I would say, in the world. But I like to work on the things I know I need to improve on, and giving back is one of those. “We talked about it a lot in pre-season and coming out of Melbourne, I really need to improve.”

The 26-year-old Japanese had trouble finding his rhythm after returning to the circuit last month, after a 15-month hiatus during which she had her first child.

Osaka lost in the second round in Brisbane in his first tournament backbefore falling for the first time at the Australian Open and Abu Dhabi.

However, after beating 15th-seeded Caroline Garcia in the first round in Doha, who beat her at Melbourne Park, she showed her best form in a 6-3 7-6(9) victory over Petra Martic on Tuesday to reach the round of 16.

Osaka will face Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko this Wednesday in the round of 16 match.