{"id":63716,"date":"2025-08-06T23:21:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T23:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/63716\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T23:21:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T23:21:11","slug":"naomi-osaka-says-there-are-now-two-big-goals-she-wants-to-achieve-in-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/63716\/","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Osaka says there are now two big goals she wants to achieve in tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Naomi Osaka has achieved plenty in her tennis career.<\/p>\n<p>She is part of a special group of people to have defeated <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/serena-williams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Serena Williams<\/a> in a Grand Slam final, when she claimed her first major at the 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/us-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old now has four to her name and she is one of 29 women to have become the world number one.<\/p>\n<p>But now working with a new coach and aiming for another title at the <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/canadian-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Canadian Open<\/a>, Osaka still has some big goals she wants to achieve in the game she loves.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1303132875-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Naomi Osaka smiles while holding the 2021 Australian Open trophy\" class=\"wp-image-317483\" \/>Photo by Darrian Traynor\/Getty ImagesNaomi Osaka wants to win more Grand Slams and get back into the top 10<\/p>\n<p>Naomi Osaka\u2019s aforementioned achievements are what every tennis player dreams of when they turn professional.<\/p>\n<p>But it has been several years since the mother-of-one lifted a Grand Slam and reached the summit of women\u2019s tennis.<\/p>\n<p>However, Osaka has not won a major since the 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/australian-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Open<\/a>, and she last sat atop the <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/wta\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WTA Tour<\/a> rankings in September 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore as she enjoys an improvement in her form, Osaka named the two things she wants to achieve more than anything else for the remainder of her career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI talked to my dad, and he said, \u2018Just being healthy and happy is a form of success.\u2019 I agree with that, but I want more,\u201d Osaka said at the ongoing Canadian Open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, definitely of course I would want to win slams, of course I would want to be in the top 10, but I think I need to pace myself and go for the mini goals, and they\u2019ll eventually turn into the big goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2227336530-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Naomi Osaka pumps her fist after winning her third round match at the 2025 Canadian Open\" class=\"wp-image-317011\" \/>Photo by David Kirouac\/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesNaomi Osaka set for rankings boost after reaching Canadian Open semifinals<\/p>\n<p>Osaka is slowly inching her way towards her goal of returning to the WTA\u2019s top 10.<\/p>\n<p>She has reached the Canadian Open semi-finals in what is her first appearance in the last four at a WTA 1000 event since March 2022 in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/naomi-osaka-posts-message-after-reaching-canadian-open-semifinals-and-reacts-to-being-seeded-for-the-us-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Osaka will re-enter the top 30<\/a> for the first time since January 2022 and is now likely to be seeded for the upcoming US Open.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the news after beating Elina Svitolina in Montreal, Osaka wrote on Instagram: \u201cYour girl is gonna be seeded again at Slams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUS Open being the first one honestly makes sense and is kind of full circle haha. Montr\u00e9al I love you, tonight was fun- see you again tomorrow!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Naomi Osaka has achieved plenty in her tennis career. 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