{"id":44797,"date":"2025-08-04T14:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/44797\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T14:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:53:09","slug":"naomi-osaka-explains-what-she-really-likes-about-working-with-new-coach-tomasz-wiktorowski-after-canadian-open-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/44797\/","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Osaka explains what she really likes about working with new coach Tomasz Wiktorowski after Canadian Open win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Naomi Osaka\u2019s fine form at the Canadian Open has continued, winning her second-fastest match of her career to reach the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>It was the veteran Latvian who was on the receiving end of her fury, with Anastasija Sevastova being swept aside 6-0, 6-1, in a clash that didn\u2019t even make it to the 50-minute mark.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst never nice to see for the loser, it\u2019s refreshing to see the four-time Grand Slam champion back looking so ruthless, and once again into the latter stages of an elite competition.<\/p>\n<p>It seems that <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/naomi-osaka\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Naomi Osaka<\/a> is suffering no hangover from her split with Patrick Mouratoglou late last month, and for that, she has new coach Tomasz Wiktorowski to thank.<\/p>\n<p>Naomi Osaka reveals what it\u2019s like working with new coach Tomasz Wiktorowski<\/p>\n<p>The Polish tactician, who is most famed for his spell working with Iga Swiatek, is a wise and stern figure from the outside.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, Osaka has sought to dispel one claim about him, despite having only worked with him during the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/canadian-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Canadian Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2227336530-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Naomi Osaka pumps her fist\" \/>Photo by David Kirouac\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>And even though it remains just a trial period, regardless of what the future holds, it\u2019s pleasing to see the Japanese tennis star back smiling and crushing her opponents with big hitting once again.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about Wiktorowski, and what she likes specifically about his coaching style, she replied: \u201cHonestly, I think for me, what\u2019s working well is I am very confident in my fitness. I\u2019m really comfortable just getting balls back now, and I really enjoy Tomasz. I don\u2019t know if to say his name is \u2018Thomas\u2019 or \u2018Tomasz.\u2019 I\u2019m so sorry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I enjoy his coaching style. He\u2019s very direct and to the point. For someone like me, who my thoughts scatter around often, it\u2019s very helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/what-naomi-osaka-said-right-after-she-hired-patrick-mouratoglou-will-now-raise-eyebrows-after-their-split\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Osaka split with Mouratoglou<\/a> just last month, and already that is looking like a smart move. Next up is Elina Svitolina for a place in the semi-finals of this Masters 1000 event.<\/p>\n<p>What did Naomi Osaka say about Patrick Mouratoglou after their split?<\/p>\n<p>As is almost always the case, the split between a coach and player was handled with great grace in the media.<\/p>\n<p>After all, both Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic clearly had their differences and disagreed on the way forward, but have treated one another with the utmost respect and continued to praise their respective work since.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Merci Patrick \u2764\ufe0f it was such a great experience learning from you. Wishing you nothing but the best. You are one of the coolest people l&#8217;ve ever met and I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ll see you around \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oLInWTyeYw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/oLInWTyeYw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NaomiOsaka\u5927\u5742\u306a\u304a\u307f (@naomiosaka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naomiosaka\/status\/1949562339638026506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">July 27, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>Alas, <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/patrick-mouratoglou-criticised-for-what-he-said-during-his-time-coaching-naomi-osaka-as-split-described-as-predictable\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mouratoglou was criticised for what he said during his time coaching Osaka<\/a>, with the Frenchman a rather polarising figure at times.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, the 27-year-old was not about to badmouth the man who once coached Serena Williams to ultimate glory, and instead wrote on social media: \u201cMerci Patrick. It was such a great experience learning from you. Wishing you nothing but the best. You are one of the coolest people I\u2019ve ever met and I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll see you around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mouratoglou returned by claiming he was \u201cgrateful for the trust, the journey and what we have built together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A cordial split between two huge names within tennis.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Naomi Osaka\u2019s fine form at the Canadian Open has continued, winning her second-fastest match of her career to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44798,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,17581,24456,82,593,24534],"class_list":{"0":"post-44797","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-canadian-open","11":"tag-naomi-osaka","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-tennis","14":"tag-tomasz-wiktorowski"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44797\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}