In a match in the second round of the women's singles in WTA1000 Madrid, Japan's Naomi Osaka lost 0-2 to local player Tomo and thus missed the round of 16. The result was not too surprising, as Naomi Osaka was not very good at clay, and her opponent to meet in this round, Tomo, was a Spanish player who was competitive on clay.
The past season has not been smooth for Naomi Osaka, and she has encountered a lot of pressure and challenges on and off the field. Since entering this season, although the premature exit of the Australian Open has led to a sharp decline in the world rankings, after moving to North America, Osaka Naomi's feel has improved significantly. Although she encountered unfriendly voices from the audience in Indian Wells, which affected her own performance to a certain extent, after the next stop in Miami, she actively adjusted her form and reached the women's singles final. Although she lost to Svatek, who was gaining momentum in the final, it was obvious from this game that Naomi Osaka's psychological state and feel of the game had a very big improvement over the previous period. Naomi Osaka also expressed her expectations for the next clay season after the Miami match.
Naomi Osaka has seven tour singles titles in her current career coming from hard courts (including 2 Australian Opens and 2 US Opens), and she has never even reached the finals of any clay or grass events. In fact, Naomi Osaka has said many times that she wants to make a breakthrough in the natural field, but her personal state has not been stable for a while, which makes it difficult for her to achieve her goals. Naomi Osaka is now in a stage of rapid recovery in all aspects, so we can't look down on Naomi Osaka's clay journey this season just because of a defeat, after all, this is also her first clay race this season.
After finishing the Madrid Open, Naomi Osaka said she would play in mixed doubles at Wimbledon and had been practicing her technique in interception during this time. This can also be seen from another aspect, naomi Osaka is now paying more and more attention to the competition on the natural field, and will put efforts and changes to it.
Although she has experienced ups and downs and is not in the top 10 in the world rankings, Naomi Osaka is still a player with a superstar temperament. Therefore, for Naomi Osaka, whose state is gradually returning, in addition to ensuring the play of the hard court, it is also necessary to strive to make breakthroughs and progress in the clay and grass fields, so that her career will have more room for development. (Source: Tennis House Author: Nocturnal Scholar)