“I do think if I did regret something, it would actually be the first game that she was serving, and I was up 30-Love, and I was debating in my head whether I should return her second serve close or not, and I ended up returning it farther back. That’s the only thing I kind of regret. Other than that, I’m kind of taking it as a process.”
Despite losing her lead, Osaka was happy with her performance. The former world No. 1 had plenty to be proud of after producing the best clay performance of her year a few months into her return from pregnancy. “It’s not the worst. Like, I felt worse, for sure. I cried when I got off the court,” she added.
“But then, you know, for me, I kind of realise I was watching Iga, like, win this tournament last year, and I was pregnant. It was just my dream to be able to play her. When I kind of think of it like that, I think I’m doing pretty well. And I’m also just trying not to be too hard on myself. I feel like I played her on her better surface. I’m a hard-court kid, so I would love to play her on my surface and see what happens.”
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