Naomi Osaka reveals ‘cool’ clay tactic she’s learning from Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek | Tennis | Sport

After defeating Potapova in the Spanish capital, Osaka explained that she was enjoying tennis again and revealed she arrived a week early to ensure she was in the best possible condition for a good tournament.

“I’m honestly trying to be more positive with myself,” Osaka said after her match. “This year, I came a week early to train on red clay, so just trying to give myself more chances to do better. To be able to do it in two sets, for me, it’s a really good starting block. “I think today, for me, it was really fun, just being able to be back on the clay and kind of not taking those moments for granted.”

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