Osaka prête à gagner un autre Grand Chelem ?

Fernando Murciego | 4 Jul 2026 | 09.30

Naomi Osaka est-elle prête à gagner un autre Grand Chelem ?

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Naomi Osaka has reached the Wimbledon fourth round after defeating Elsa Jacquemot, Anastasia Gasanova, and Daria Kasatkina. She hasn't dropped a set. The Japanese player is going through one of her best moments since her return to the circuit and now faces the ultimate challenge: can she defeat Aryna Sabalenka?

Having also performed well at Roland Garros, Osaka continues to show her progress on a surface that used to be one of her weaknesses. The four-time Grand Slam champion acknowledges that working with her new coach, Tomasz Wiktorowski, has helped her better understand grass court play and approach matches with a confidence she didn't have just a few months ago. Her physical evolution post-maternity, recovery of mobility, and a more open mindset explain the optimism with which she anticipates a possible showdown against Sabalenka, someone she recently lost to but claims to have learned a lot from.

Osaka admits to having renewed confidence on grass

"I am obviously doing very well on grass this year. My confidence is very high right now," she stated. Osaka explained that she now has a much clearer idea of her game on this surface, providing her with significant mental stability before each match.

Furthermore, she confessed that she no longer feels the doubts that plagued her during the clay court season: "I know what my game is on grass, I approach matches with a very stable mindset, no matter who I'm playing against," she summarized.

The work of Tomasz Wiktorowski

A significant part of this evolution is attributed to the work done with Tomasz Wiktorowski in recent weeks. As they didn't have grass courts for training, they prepared for the season by working on hard courts with very specific exercises.

As she explained, the coach constantly pushed her to come to the net and better interpret the depth and speed of the ball. "When I was younger, I was much more stubborn about how I wanted to play on grass; now I understand that it's a much smoother surface," she acknowledged.

Sabalenka, the ultimate test in the fourth round

Now Osaka will face Aryna Sabalenka, a rival she knows well after crossing paths several times this season. Instead of seeing it as a problem, she believes those encounters may work in her favor: "I have lost to her and to Iga in recent months. If I have to lose to someone, I prefer it to be the world number one," she joked.

Beyond the results, she says that each match has taught her something, and she hopes to apply those lessons if the anticipated face-off eventually happens.

Naomi Osaka, with more confidence than ever on grass. Source: Getty

Feeling like an athlete again in major tournaments

Osaka also explained that the real turning point of her comeback came last summer when, despite a defeat in Washington, she felt she had definitively regained her ability to move on the court.

"That day, I thought I had lost, but that I was moving like before again," she recalled. Since then, she had good results in Montreal and the US Open and believes that physical recovery has been crucial to competing again at the highest level.

Beyond tennis, Osaka once again demonstrated her enjoyment in discussing the more creative side of her career. She even admitted that she feels more comfortable answering questions about her outfits than about her own game: "I could talk for hours about my clothes," she joked.

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