Osaka points out the mistake that cost her to fall at Wimbledon: "Probably, I won't repeat it"

Fernando Murciego | 7 Jul 2026 | 20.08

Osaka points out the mistake that cost her to lose at Wimbledon: "I probably won't repeat it." Source: Getty

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Naomi Osaka put an end to her best performance at Wimbledon with a defeat in the quarterfinals against Karolina Muchova, but also with the feeling of having found the way to compete again for major titles. The Japanese player acknowledged that physical fatigue was decisive and admitted that she will change her planning for the upcoming Grand Slams.

The four-time Grand Slam champion explained that she entered the match without the necessary energy after playing more matches than usual before the tournament. "I could feel it coming, I had played many more matches than I usually do before a Grand Slam to get into rhythm. It worked well, but I probably won't do it again," she confessed.

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Osaka pointed out that the accumulation of two consecutive weeks of competition, with little rest, ended up weighing on a match where she never found the sensations from her previous round. "Today I felt like I didn't play well at all and didn't have energy. My legs just disappeared at the end of the match," she explained.

The Japanese player also revealed that she has been dealing with plantar fasciitis since last season, a discomfort that reappeared during the grass court season, although she believes it won't affect her when she returns to hard courts, her favorite surface. Despite the elimination, Osaka preferred to focus on the progress shown during the tournament. She reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time and stated that the grass court season has given her a confidence she didn't have a year ago. "It's the best result I've achieved here and that gives me a lot of confidence, now I hope to transfer everything learned to the hard court season to become a more complete player," she affirmed.

The former world number one maintains her ambition intact. "I always enter a Grand Slam with the intention of winning it. I know my results may not reflect it, but I still believe I have the opportunity to win one again," Osaka concluded, convinced that she still has room to return to the elite.

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