Published 21:38 IST, October 26th 2019
WTA Finals: Tennis star Naomi Osaka to deal with round-robin format
World number three tennis star Naomi Osaka is confident that she can better deal with the WTA Finals' demanding round-robin format after her maiden appearance.
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World number three tennis star Naomi Osaka is confident that she can better deal with WTA Finals' demanding round-robin format after her maiden appearance at a season-ending showpiece was a failure. She was in public attention entering last year's WTA finals besides controversial US Open victory over Serena Williams. Osaka failed to remain in hype in a winless campaign that ended in tears when she was forced to retire against Kiki Bertens due to a hamstring injury.
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'Gained lessons from past experience': Osaka
She gained lessons from her past experience and said that she knew what to expect in $14 million tournaments competing for eight best-ranked players of 2019. famous tennis tournament has been shifted to sourn city of Shenzhen for next 10 years and after a five-year run in Singapore. Osaka said on Saturday that she learned a lot from her last year and it was beneficial for her to kw format more. She revealed that she has never played round-robin. She said that end of last year's tour was very pressurizing for her and ded when she reached finals she was very exhausted.
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finals will commence from Sunday
She will be one of favourites in Shenzhen having claimed successive titles in Osaka and Beijing. 22-year-old has been back in form after a standalone first-round exit at Wimbledon followed by a weak US Open title defence that ended with a round of 16 defeat to Belinda Bencic, who she will play against in Shenzhen. She said that she has given her 100 percent in matches she h played so far. finals will commence from Sunday with Osaka first facing against Kvitova. event's move to China is highlighted by huge prize money of $14 million.
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21:22 IST, October 26th 2019