Three-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka were on the top of the rankings following her 2019 Australia Open victory but is currently third behind Ash Barty and Simona Halep. Osaka is no longer focused on reclaiming the world No. 1 as she just wants to become more consistence and play every match as hard as she can.<\/p>\n
Osaka, who plays former quarter-finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first round at the Melbourne Park, won her second U.S. Open title a year ago and is broadly seen as having the capacity to overwhelm the women\u2019s circuit for years to come.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, Osaka told reporters \u201cIt doesn\u2019t bother me as much as it used to as I remember when I first got to No. 1, I think no one really acknowledge me as No. 1.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI recollect I was in Indian Wells and I was talking to someone, they were like, \u2018what side of the draw are you on?\u2019 and the No. 1 is always on the top side. It just made me think, wow, people don\u2019t really see me as No. 1 \u2026 since that point I just kept trying to prove myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the present time I\u2019m at a great spot, I simply need to play each match as hard as possible in the event that it gets to the heart of the matter where I\u2019m ready to be No. 1 once more, I\u2019ll embrace it, however I\u2019m not actually pursuing it any-more.\u201d<\/p>\n
Players didn\u2019t have the ideal groundwork for the year\u2019s first Grand Slam because of Australia\u2019s strict 14-day isolation requirement. Osaka pulled out of her Gippsland Trophy semi-last on Saturday with a shoulder \u201cniggle\u201d as she would not like to hazard it before the major.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnybody that is somewhat followed me for a piece realizes that I\u2019ve sort of had a slight shoulder thing since like 2018 in Beinjing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt sort of erupted again on the grounds that I played a lot of matches back-to-back. My main focus center is trusting I can rest enough before the Open.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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