Osaka, 21, won a second consecutive major at the Australian Open in January, but has since reached just one semi-final on the WTA Tour. At Roland Garros, where she was top seed, Osaka was defeated in the third round and claimed the loss was “the best thing that could have happened”. Federer, who has won a record 20 career majors, said that the same thing happened to him after he won his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2003. “You have a couple of Grand Slams and you are world number one, but at the end of the day you are still the same person. “She has a head start with her two Grand Slams.

Source: The Express Tribune June 22, 2019 11:37 UTC