Nobody was hidden Naomi OsakaDisappointment after the loss of its first round Paula Badosa Last month at the French Open.

He won the first set in an exciting tiebreaker and batted for two hours and 21 minutes in front of a thrilled mob in the court Philip Paper. But eventually she could not stop the match.

The 27 -year -old struggled to speak at his news conference soon.

“I think I should do better,” he said with emotion in his voice. “I hate disappointing people. So, even with [coach] Patrick [Mouratoglou]I was thinking now that he goes to work with the greatest player, like, the biggest player ever [Serena Williams] Like, ‘Is F — This is this? You know what I mean?”

He quickly apologized for cursing before sitting back to his chair, and looked at the brink of tears. The moderator asked if he needed a minute to regain his work. She agreed and left the room.

It is understandable that if she did not come back, perhaps there was hope during the first phase of her career, but Osaka returned soon. Asked how the match would strengthen him, he was not sure, but he found a silver lining as soon as he spoke.

“I think I learn small things from each match,” said Osaka. “I think I have lost a tiebreaker in Rome, and I have not lost the tiebreaker here. So, I mean, when I am playing, I am conscious of things, so perhaps I play the next match I will learn small things from today.”

According to Mormatoglu, who has been working with Osaka since September, he has done this much, and he is encouraged more than what he is looking. Like -as Wimbledon is runningOsaka has gone ahead with what happened in Paris. And despite never being advanced before the third round at the All England Club, Motoglu said that Osaka is optimistic, and is ready for his first round match against the qualifier. Class gibson On Monday.

As a major champion of a former world number 1 and four times, external expectations and attention are high. It comes with the territory. But Osaka, Morutoglu and the rest of the team are not thinking of winning the title, although they believe they will come again.

Mortoglu told ESPN on Thursday, “For the last two years she has not won as much as she is in the past, and it can be difficult to deal with it.” “So I think it is better not to expect anything at this point and focus on what she can control and what she wants to achieve instead of the result … I am not focusing too much on the results, but more on sports and what she produces in terms of game.

After the match against the tenth seed Badosa, Morrtoglau said that he sat down and discussed what happened-what happened wrong, why his level was submerged in the second set, and why he took some decisions in the court which he made. He believed that the more they understand about the loss, the longer they can benefit him.

He also understood that he was in dire need of a few days from tennis. It was a long Clay-court season, during which he played four tournaments and won his first title (at 125k St.-Malo event) since returning from maternity leave in the beginning of 2024 season. Osaka went home to Los Angeles and spent time with her nearly 2 -year -old daughter, Shai.

“I think maybe happening [her daughter] The 18 -time Major Champion and ESPN analyst, Chris Evert, “Chris Evert,” said Chris Evert, “will help him lose damage.” I think it’s a wonderful thing in his life, and I think that [gives her] Perspective.”

This perspective is something that Osaka has spoke openly since returning to the tour. While she was struggling with her mental health before her pregnancy and had already taken several breaks from the competition, Shai has provided her something else to focus on her energy, even if she demonstrated on the tennis court.

“My mentality changed a lot by giving birth to my daughter,” Osaka told ESPN Ahead of his return. “And I also realized that my world does not need to roam around me – which could be a little selfish. I think I have found external happiness and inner peace right now.”

According to Mortoglu, this attitude was on a full performance when a refreshing and re-obtained Osaka returned to Europe, which was sometimes for the preparation of the short grass-court season.

“This part of the season is very important and you have to really have to focus completely,” Morrtoglu, Bhi, Just-Roys “Champion MindSet” said, the author of the self-handset book. “If you are thinking about the first tournament, you are not really there. But I think she is really moving forward. She is not thinking about Rolland Garos at all.”

Three weeks after his disappointment in Paris, Osaka returned to court and was playing in Berlin Open. She lost to the final semi -finalist Lidmila Samsanova In one and three-set thriller, but the team was encouraged by what the team was seen. Before going to London, wants to gain more match experience on the surface, Osaka then accepted a wild card for the Bad Hombg Open. In a tightly contest fight by both players by strong service, Osaka defeated Olga denylvic 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) for the first grass-apprehension victory of the season.

“I hope,” Osaka said after the match when she was asked if she was becoming a good grass-court player. “I mean, I think I have the ability, but I don’t know. Everyone is really good, so I can never do, I think, win to win and win and win [I’m] Just super excited that I won today. ,

Mouratoglou was influenced by her ability to increase her level, catch her service and handle break points. She lost 6-4, 6-4 in her match the next day Emma NavaroBut the team still considered the week successful.

And most importantly, Osaka also did it.

“She was very positive,” said Morutoglu. “And positively is not positive, because she is not. When she does not feel it, she does not say it or she says something negative if she feels negative. So she is not someone who will fake it. But she told me that she is really happy how she is playing and she feels that it is going to click soon.”

Mouratoglou admitted that it has become difficult for Osaka many times. After being at the top of the first tennis in her career, she has been struggling with her results for years and knows that others have paid attention to those expectations. She has not moved forward in a major in the third round since the Australian Open was won in 2021, nor has she claimed a tour-level title in that period. He is currently ranked 53rd in the world.

But bright spots-she reached her first WTA final in nearly three years before he retired with injury, and made a fourth round in 1000-level programs in Miami and Rome this year. And Mormatoglu believes that Osaka has started appreciating the journey and its efforts.

“She is the number 1 in the world, so to be number 50 and to be patient to correct everything, that’s it seems difficult,” said Mauratoglu. “But it’s very difficult to be on top of the game, so it’s just one [new] Difficulty that she needs to accept, but I think she does. I think she was probably not in the last month, but now she tells me, ‘I am going to click, I just have to be patient.’ And he is now sure about it. ,

Others have focused on his hard work and saw the glow of his previous talent. After her match in Paris, Badosa praised Osaka’s level and said, “Very, very soon the place where she wants, of course.”

Evert believes that she remains one of the best ball strikers on the tour and appreciated her hard work and fitness, but she thinks that it is only believed that Osaka is most needed to return to her previous glory.

“I think it’s number 1, and I have seen a lot of matches of his playing, where it is very close, and he does not win the matches, and I think he is a little lost over time, he was a little lost, it was a belief, confidence in big points, faith in big sports, 5-when being 5-” All, “said. “Those shots, they were to pick up golden shots when she was winning the slam for a few years, but it is missing. She can withdraw it. She can certainly get it back, but she will need to win some more matches. She will really need to break and win these tight, tight matches that she is losing now.”

Mouratoglou does not disagree. He sees how good and consistent Osaka can be. And his priority is that he sees every day in the practice court to translate into a match. They believe they are close.

While Osaka has tightened the strict first -round opponents in many of his recent slam performances due to lack of sowing, he has a relatively favorable matchup against Gibson, playing a 21 -year -old man from Australia in his first main drawn draw outside his country. If Osaka wins on Monday, she plays number 5 seed Zheng KinwenOlympic gold medalist in singles in the second round. Zheng has won two of his previous three meetings, with both winning since Osaka’s return, but grass is also the weakest surface of Zheng. The winner of his match will not have to face another player within the top 20 until the quarter -finals.

In four career shows, Osaka has reached twice (2017 and 2018) during 32 era. Last year, after playing the tournament in five years, she reached the second round. But before the draw announcement, former World No. 1 and 2003 US Open Champion Andy rhodik Said “There was no reason that he could not play well on the grass” and looked optimistic about his opportunities During one place on tennis channel,

People around Osaka also believe. However they do not consider naysayers bad about their game on the surface. In fact, they believe that his under-raid position entering low expectations and tournaments can only benefit him.

And because of that, perhaps Wimbledon – although it is unlikely that it may seem – in fact it may be the right place for everything to come together again for Osaka.

“We know that there is less pressure for him to play well on the grass,” Mortoglu said. “It is able to go there and play with low pressure and again show what he is able to do and what she does in behavior. We will use that inspiration. [her first match] To be able to make her feel light and just focus on her game. Will follow the rest. ,