Naomi Osaka (14th) fell to Amanda Anisimova (60th), in a real match, 4-6, 6-3 and 7-6 (5). In this way, the Japanese was very far from defending the title achieved in 2021 and will drop to 84th place in the ranking.
Then, he spoke in conference: “I’m not God, I can’t win every game. I have to keep that in mind and know that it would be nice to win the competition, but it is very special. For me, I feel like I grew a lot in this game. The last game I played in New York I had a completely different attitude. Of course I lost, but I’m happy with how it went“.
Finally, the former number one explained how she will continue to play: “I will fight for every point, and even if I win or lose, I will leave the court doing my best. And nobody can expect anything more from me because they saw how hard I fought“.
