Osaka upbeat despite Australian Open defeat to Anisimova: "You know, I'm not God. I can't win every match."

Defending champion Naomi Osaka is out of the Australian Open after losing out to Amanda Anisimova and after the match, she was in high spirits despite the loss.

It was a well-fought match where Anisimova outplayed Osaka in the crucial stretch of the match especially towards the end. One key of her game as well as the return which created a lot of trouble for Osaka and she admitted it after the match:

"I thought her return was definitely really amazing. I almost felt like I was fighting for my life out there in some games. I honestly also thought that I won certain games just based on sheer willpower."

Osaka also credited her opponent for her game saying that she put her in a place she is not really that comfortable:

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"I thought definitely in the rallies she was dictating a bit more, which was kind of a new feeling for me. Granted, I've never played her before, so I didn't know the pace of her ball, but it was definitely a bit jarring to be on my back foot in most of the rallies, and I felt like it was a bit like table-tennis tennis, where it was just really fast and then suddenly she would hit a shorter ball and I would be so far behind I couldn't really come in, like I was comfortable enough to."

In the end she finished on a positive note saying:

"For me, I feel like I grew a lot in this match. The last match that I played in New York I think I had a completely different attitude, so - you know, of course I lost, but I'm happy with how it went. I fought for every point. I can't be sad about that. You know, I'm not God. I can't win every match."