Osaka Is Ready To Take on Wimbledon

Having claimed her first WTA title at the hardcourt Indian Wells in March, Osaka said she also felt confident of her grass-court skill this season, having made it to the Nottingham Open semifinals before losing to No.

“I think the goal is always to win,” Osaka said at a press conference.

“I normally wear black, so when I had to start wearing white I thought I looked really weird,” she said.

Japan’s Naomi Osaka said Saturday she has no intention of stopping at the third round of Wimbledon this time, after being knocked out by Venus Williams at that stage in her debut performance at the grass-court major last year.

The goal isn’t to stop at the third round this year.

After being forced to pull out of the Nature Valley Classic grass-court tournament earlier this month with abdominal issues, the 20-year-old and current world No.