Recently, tennis coach Alvaro Mouratoglou shared clips of his training with Naomi Osaka. The pair trained at the Hard Rock Tennis Stadium in Miami on Wednesday in preparation for the upcoming 2025 Miami Open. The first round of the women's singles main draw at the Miami Open will begin on March 18, while the qualifiers will kick off on March 16.
Naomi Osaka last competed at the Indian Wells Open, but she was eliminated in the first round. Despite her tenacious performance against Osorio, she still lost in straight sets, 4-6 4-6. Naomi Osaka has struggled to improve her form since her surprise exit at Indian Wells, with her coach Moratoglou sharing the results of their joint training ahead of the Miami Open.
"Today's training is too brutal, please change to a new ball." Yesterday, Naomi Osaka's coach posted a photo of the ball being flattened on social media.
Naomi Osaka and Mouratoglou began working together in September last year. The pair came close to winning this year's Auckland Classic, but she was unable to make a breakthrough in the final.
The four-time Grand Slam champion also shared a photo on his Instagram account.
Naomi Osaka returned to women's tennis after taking a postpartum break last year, but she has yet to regain her peak form and has failed to make a major breakthrough. After losing to Osorio last week, Naomi Osaka considered it the worst match of her career so far and apologized to fans on social media, "It was the worst game I've ever played in my life. Wow, I'm so sorry for everyone watching this game. ”
Since winning the 2021 Australian Open, Naomi Osaka has not won any titles on tour. Next week, she will compete in the Miami Open for the seventh time. Despite her solid start to the season, her last two tournaments have not been ideal. Naomi Osaka made it to the third round in Melbourne, beating former top-10 players Garcia and Mukhova in the first and second rounds of the Australian Open, but retired after losing the first set 6-7(3) against Bencic in the third round.
The former world No. 1 reached the final of the Miami Open in 2022, her best record in the last three years. She will be eager to regain her form in this tournament and be competitive again on tour.
Naomi Osaka's journey back into tennis hasn't been easy, but the Japanese player hasn't shied away from her struggles and has spoken candidly about her challenges. "It feels really weird because I do think I'm doing well in Australia. But now it's like stopping and starting again. I thought it would have helped if I could have played more games before this tournament, but obviously, I couldn't do it. It was the same today, there were some things that felt particularly wrong because I could only resume serving after a certain amount of time. So, with that in mind, I wasn't too bad, but I really wanted to win and stay in this event. Naomi Osaka said after the Indian Wells loss.
After the loss, her WTA instant world ranking slipped from No. 56 to No. 61. Do you think she can bounce back strongly in the next race?(Source: Tennis Home Author: Spark)