‘I hope Serena isn’t mad at me’, says Naomi Osaka over US Open final win
Her US Open triumph over Serena Williams marked her maiden Grand Slam title.
Her US Open triumph over Serena Williams marked her maiden Grand Slam title.
"I don't like the word 'cool' because then I feel like when someone meets me, they'll be disappointed or something," Osaka told reporters in Beijing.
The 32-year-old said he visited doctors in Barcelona on Monday and has subsequently made the decision to play neither the ATP 500 event in Beijing nor the Masters 1000 in Shanghai.
"I didn't really feel any pressure," said Osaka, who reached the Tokyo final in 2016.
The US Open later said Lahyani "went beyond protocol" with his conduct.
Novak Djokovic was thrilled to match Pete Sampras with a 14th Grand Slam title at the US Open on Sunday, but he said it's Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal who have made him the player he is.
The 31-year-old Serb is underlined his reputation as the finest hardcourt player of his generation with dominant showing.
Six-time US Open champion Serena Williams has been embroiled in her share of controversies at Flushing Meadows.
In an age of robotic press conferences where players are staying focussed and taking it one match at a time, Naomi Osaka breezes in, confesses to being fond of sweating, eating 500 bagels a day and having only one friend.
Japan on Sunday hailed Naomi Osaka's stunning upset against the legendary Serena Williams to win the US Open, giving the nation some rare good news after a summer of deadly natural disasters.
