Osaka aiming to dethrone Barty as World Number One: “That’s the mentality going into this year”

Naomi Osaka lost her World Number One spot in 2019 but her mentality and main goal this year is to gain it back.

Osaka definitely has the tools and after having a poor time in the last few majors of the year, she had a late surge and said herself that she had a lot to figure out and when that was sorted was when she found her form.

“That’s the mentality going into this year,” said Osaka.

“Last year I had to figure a lot of stuff out and a lot of people could see that and towards the end of the year is when things started clicking for me.

“I love Australia … so I’m excited to start here.”

“She (Barty) has a lot of variety, her serve’s really pin point and she has the best slice on tour,” Osaka said.

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