ChrisNaomi Osaka will be competing in the final of the ASB Classic in New Zealand on Sunday, where she will face Denmark’s Clara Tauson for the first time. The tennis player won 6-4 6-2 in the semi-final against Alycia Parks.
Osaka said it wasn’t an easy win despite the final score.
Naomi Osaka will be competing in the final of the ASB Classic in New Zealand on Sunday, where she will face Denmark’s Clara Tauson for the first time. The tennis player won 6-4 6-2 in the semi-final against Alycia Parks.
Osaka said it wasn’t an easy win despite the final score.
“I was just trying to survive. She was hitting such amazing shots. I kept thinking to myself ‘Give her one more ball to play try to get lucky,’” she said about her game against Parks, according to The Tennis Gazette. “I know there was one net cord ball that I really needed. So I’m really sorry to her but I really needed that. Just tried to focus on my serve and kept pushing.”
“I was just trying to survive. She was hitting such amazing shots. I kept thinking to myself ‘Give her one more ball to play try to get lucky,’” she said about her game against Parks, according to The Tennis Gazette. “I know there was one net cord ball that I really needed. So I’m really sorry to her but I really needed that. Just tried to focus on my serve and kept pushing.”
