Osaka Embraces Pressure, Eyes 'Naomi Slam'
Sumaira FH Published January 27, 2019 | 12:18 PM
Melbourne, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Jan, 2019 ) :Newly-minted Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka said she was not satisfied with back-to-back majors Sunday and hoped to complete a "Naomi Slam" after her success at Melbourne Park.
The bubbly 21-year-old laughed off suggestions her meteoric rise had put her under pressure, saying she was relishing the big time after rising from 72 in the world to number one in the past 12 months.
Japan's Osaka becomes the first Asian to hold the top ranking after downing Czech Petra Kvitova in a tight final on Saturday night and adding the Australian crown to the US Open title she won last year.
"This feels more like I'm used to it now," she told reporters as she posed with the trophy at a Melbourne beach on Sunday, "I know that sounds a bit strange because this is only the second one but the first time I won it definitely felt a bit more unreal.
" While her maiden Grand Slam was marred by losing finalist Serena Williams' umpire-baiting histrionics and boos from the Flushing Meadows crowd, Osaka was allowing her follow-up success in Melbourne to soak in.
"It means a lot. I think moments like this are what you train for as a little kid to play the Grand Slams," she said. "To win another one is definitely a dream come true." The rising star said she was hungry for more Slam titles.
"The way the tennis world is, there's always the next tournament, the next Slam, and we all just wantto keep training hard and winning more," she said.
"So, I'm not really sure if I'm satisfied."
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