{"id":299409,"date":"2023-12-08T14:54:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=299409"},"modified":"2023-12-08T14:54:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:54:15","slug":"naomi-osaka-makes-wimbledon-remark-after-working-behind-the-scenes-with-kyrgios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/tennis\/naomi-osaka-makes-wimbledon-remark-after-working-behind-the-scenes-with-kyrgios\/","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Osaka makes Wimbledon remark after working behind the scenes with Kyrgios"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Naomi Osaka has pledged to take Wimbledon more seriously when she makes her return to tennis. The former world No 1 is coming back next month after spending more than a year on the sidelines due to the birth of her first child and recently prepared by training with Nick Kyrgios. Osaka has never reached the second week at SW19 and wants to change that in this next stage of her career.<\/p>\n

Osaka already has a Hall of Fame-worthy career, winning four Grand Slam titles and spending a total of 25 weeks at No 1 in the world. But she has struggled to translate her success to clay and grass courts, with her Grand Slams only coming at the Australian Open and US Open.<\/p>\n

It’s something that the 26-year-old wants to work on when she returns to competitive tennis next year. Osaka has been out of action since September 2022 and gave birth to her first daughter in July. She will now make her comeback at the Brisbane International before playing in the Australian Open, but it’s the French Open and Wimbledon where she wants to improve.<\/p>\n

“In the first chapter of my tennis I kind of got away with just being myself and playing with my instincts,” the Japanese star told NHK. “I think I want to be someone that understands the game a lot more.”<\/p>\n

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In this second coming of her career, Osaka wants to target the tournaments where she is yet to enjoy success. She added: “I definitely want to win more Grand Slams and I guess put in more time in the French Open and Wimbledon, and play the Paris Olympics.”<\/p>\n

And the 26-year-old believes that having a new purpose in her daughter Shai will help her approach to tennis. “I’ve never been a person that’s really good at playing for myself, if that makes sense,” she explained. “So I kind of like the feeling of having the responsibility of having to take care of Shai and wanting to show her around the world.\u00a0I kind of feel more like I’m playing for her.”<\/p>\n

During her comeback preparations, the four-time Grand Slam champion has also been getting some help from Nick Kyrgios. The Australian is signed to Osaka’s Evolve management company and, in a recent video, could be seen giving her some serving tips.<\/p>\n