Naomi Osaka is not solely focusing on to win extra Grand Slams however she particularly needs to win the French Open and Wimbledon so she will be able to obtain a outstanding Profession Grand Slam.
Very early in her profession, the Japanese grew to become a a number of Slam winner after profitable twice the US Open (2018 and 2020) and twice the Australian Open (2019 and 2021).
However since touchdown her fourth Main in 2021 January, the previous world No. 1 hasn’t received any titles.
Additionally, Osaka hasn’t made the second week of a Grand Slam since.
At this previous Australian Open, the Japanese began with very notable wins over Caroline Garcia and Karolina Muchova however then an unlucky stomach damage compelled her to retire in opposition to Belinda Bencic within the third spherical.
Osaka: I actually wish to win Wimbledon and Roland Garros.
“I’ve a whole lot of objectives going ahead. For so long as I can play, I actually wish to win Wimbledon and Roland Garros (the French Open) and get a Profession Grand Slam, the 27-year-old instructed CNN Sport.
“It’s fascinating after I hear from an outdoor perspective as a result of, after all, all the achievements (I’ve had up to now) are nice, however I all the time really feel like there’s much more to do.”
In her seven French Open appearances, Osaka solely 3 times made the third spherical.
Her outcomes at Wimbledon are not any higher as she reached the third spherical two instances in her 4 appearances.
Nonetheless, Osaka stays optimistic that she is going to handle to perform her post-pregnancy objectives – though she would really like all the things to occur immediately.
“What I’ve discovered about myself is that I’m patiently impatient,” she admitted.
“Turning into a mother, I’ve discovered to turn into much more affected person and kind of perceive that I can’t management all the things, however I can solely do my finest in sure conditions and hope that the end result is optimistic, but when not, then there’s all the time one other day.”
Even earlier than coming back from being pregnant, Osaka repeated a number of instances that her No. 1 aim could be to win extra Grand Slams.
