Naomi Osaka: I feel pretty confident

Updated On: 30 August, 2021 08:13 AM IST | New York | AFP

Defending champ Naomi Osaka hopes her plan of taking one match at a time works; World No. 1 Djokovic chases calendar-year Grand Slam at US Open

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Naomi Osaka speaks during an interview ahead of the US Open at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Friday. Pic/AFP

Defending champion Naomi Osaka seeks her third US Open title in four tries as the year’s final Grand Slam begins Monday with top-ranked Wimbledon winner Ashleigh Barty leading a host of rivals.

Osaka’s form is a worry

What’s uncertain is whether New York will see Osaka rediscover the dominant form that saw her win the past two Grand Slam events she played to the finish. The Japanese star, 23, lit the flame in the Olympic cauldron at the Tokyo Games, but has played only two matches since Japan ahead of the Open.

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