Osaka explains her optimism for 2025: "I feel like I have recovered it"

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A yes but no, a desire but inability that will strive to break definitively. A fierce competitor like Naomi Osaka is not made to tread the WTA circuit without guarantees of fighting for glory, so she faces 2025 knowing she must make an evident qualitative leap. The Japanese seems ready to do so after identifying what held her back last year.

It is too early to assume we have lost a generational star like Naomi Osaka, and she is not willing to accept it either. At 27 years old, the Japanese must aim for much more than hovering around the top 50 and occasionally showcasing her level. With that restart goal in mind, she has positioned herself in the WTA 250 Auckland 2025, ready to show how much she learned from the past year, in which she rediscovered her love for tennis but did not feel as competitive as she desired.

- Osaka believes she must change her on-court mentality compared to last year if she wants to return to her best level

"The issues I had last year were not related to my tennis level but to my mentality. I have long said and accepted that I am not the most talented tennis player in the world, but I have worked very hard my whole life, which has given me confidence in my abilities. I must learn to be more aggressive on the court, to approach each match like a boxing match where I have to show that I want to win more than my opponent," explained Osaka.

After reaching the quarterfinals of the WTA 250 Auckland 2025, the current world No. 57 is aiming to gain the necessary competitive rhythm to consider herself a contender for glory at the first Grand Slam of the year. "I'm ready for battle, I feel that now I have the necessary willpower to return to the top," declared a Naomi Osaka who looks optimistically at what may unfold in this early part of the season.

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