“I didn’t feel fully confident in myself”: American Emma Navarro defeated Naomi Osaka in the Wimbledon final.
Osaka, who is currently ranked 113th in the world, attended Wimbledon this year as a wildcard. After taking a break from the game for almost a year to focus on her mental health and become a mother, the Japanese star resumed tennis at the beginning of 2024.
Even though Osaka has won all four of her major slam championships on hard courts, she hasn’t advanced past the Wimbledon third round.According to PA, Osaka stated, “I don’t think it was the greatest from my end.” “I don’t know why, but even though at first it seemed like we were swapping games, I didn’t feel completely secure in myself.
I didn’t think my playing was all that good. I suppose such uncertainties began to permeate my gameplay significantly. The second set was obviously not that good. I have no idea why such kinds of views were so common.
“I’m a little let down because I had high expectations for myself.” It seems like a lot of work on my part. Next year is always an option.
Even though Osaka’s grass court season is done, her performance this year has been strong enough to indicate that she might once again pose a serious threat on the hard courts. She is 26 years old. The 2021 NCAA champion Navarro has advanced to at least the third round of each of the three major slams this season after having a breakout year on the circuit.
On tour, Navarro has had a breakthrough year. At the beginning of the previous season, the 23-year-old was ranked 149th in the world, but he has since risen to the 17th spot and appears to be a serious threat in SW19 after making it to the semifinals of the Bad Homburg Open, which is held before Wimbledon. I’ve never been on Center Court before.
It doesn’t seem to be genuine,” Navarro remarked. “I’ve been enjoying myself immensely on the grass.”Trying to have a great time has been a recurring theme of my tour thus far, and today was no exception. I’m really having a great time, and the atmosphere was quite unique.
Diana Shnaider, a 20-year-old Russian who easily defeated former US Open champion Sloane Stephens in straight sets (6-1 6-1), will play Navarro in the third round.