Now dominant Osaka out to ‘get another one’ at Indian Wells
Naomi Osaka answers questions during a press conference at the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California March 7, 2019. — Picture by Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters
But she’s learning to cope with the pressure of heightened expectations, and that includes thinking of her first ever title defence as a clean slate. “I just want to do the things that I practice and know that I can do well and even if things aren’t going my way try to find a way to win matches,” she said.Helping her work on that will be new coach Jermaine Jenkins, former hitting partner of Venus Williams and US Tennis Association national women’s coach.
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