The two-time US Starting up singles champion Naomi Osaka has expressed her preserve stop to play blended doubles at the fourth and final Unprecedented Slam match of the yr, announcing she has never “performed a paunchy match in my existence”.
Osaka, however, added that she is worried of letting her companion down. The Eastern wide title, who is a used world number one within the singles ranking, has been combating accidents and suffering early exits at tournaments. Her final Unprecedented Slam victory came at the 2021 Australian Starting up.
“I kinda are searching to play blended doubles in US Starting up motive I’ve never performed a paunchy match in my existence however I’m also very worried of letting my companion down,” Osaka tweeted.
I kinda are searching to play blended doubles in US Starting up motive I’ve never performed a paunchy match in my existence however I’m also very worried of letting my companion down
— NaomiOsaka (@naomiosaka) August 19, 2022
Right thru the 2021 US Starting up, Osaka did no longer shield her crown as she misplaced to eventual finalist Leylah Fernandez within the third spherical. She has featured in handiest three tournaments since her first-spherical shatter out of the 2022 French Starting up. She uncared for Wimbledon on account of a left Achilles harm and retired out of the Canadian Starting up owing to lower support bother. Earlier this week, she misplaced to Shuai Zhang within the Round of 64 at the Cincinnati Masters.
Osaka has performed doubles on five occasions in Unprecedented Slam events. Her handiest came all the blueprint thru the 2016 French Starting up, the achieve she reached the 2nd spherical.
Lately, Osaka introduced her father support into the coaching role after ending her working relationship with coach Wim Fissette, who helped her preserve stop the 2020 US Starting up and the 2021 Australian Starting up. Her father, Leonard Francois, beforehand served as her coach except 2018.
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