Former tennis superstar Monica Seles sees a lot of herself in Osaka but thinks that the 4x grand slam champion is even better.
Although Naomi Osaka was often compared to Serena Williams, her career didn't exactly take off as it had in the early stages of it. Osaka was poised to dominate tennis, but a lot of things happened causing her to play far from her best.
In a recent interview Seles praised Osaka seeing similarities between Osaka and herself:
"Of the younger generation, Naomi Osaka, because she reminds me of somebody like me, but even better. She needs to strike that ball, first, bam bam! I am amazed though at how well she moves, just wow."
Osaka recently said that the most important thing is that she is once again enjoying playing tennis. Fans rejoiced at the news, but she doesn't seem to be playing with the same urgency that she did when she first started, showing a more relaxed attitude toward success in general.
January next year will be a huge month for her as she always played well in Australia.
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