Naomi Osaka has had one major change believes Iga Swiatek from a limited viewpoint in her return so far as the World No.1 has reached another final at the Qatar Open which will be played on Saturday afternoon in Doha.
Swiatek has seen that Osaka is now communicating more and is proactive instead of being in her own shell as well as that she seems more comfortable on and off the court. She reached the Quarter-Finals of the Qatar Open, but was beaten by Karolina Pliskova which denied a meeting between the two. But she said she doesn't want to pry too much as it isn't her life and she doesn't want to besmirch her.
"Well, I mean, it's hard to say, because we haven't had a lot of time to talk. Also, you know, it's not like we have been keeping touch for this past, you know, year or even more. I can just see that she is more proactive in terms of communicating," said Swiatek.
"It's just nice, because she seems more comfortable. Yeah, but I don't want to dig into it, because it's her life, you know, and no point of talking behind her back right now."
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Iga Świątek talks to the media after reaching her third Doha final in a row.
That’s a first for both the Doha tournament and for Iga who’s made consecutive finals appearances in Stuttgart, Rome & Paris before.