“Honestly, I don’t feel sad. It’s really weird. Well it’s not weird because I just feel like I did the best that I could,” Naomi Osaka confessed after falling to Amanda Anisimova at Flushing Meadows, the stage where she once reigned twice. The Japanese warrior, now under the guidance of Tomasz Wiktorowski after parting ways with Patrick Mouratoglou, has reignited her grit and hunger to reclaim the glory that once defined her: four hard-court Grand Slams and a comeback long overdue. Yet, the Asian swing struck hard: early exits in Wuhan and Beijing testing her fire. Still, as Japan calls her name, Osaka rises again, breaking down yet standing tall after a painful Japan Open triumph fought bravely on one leg.

No. 1 seed Naomi Osaka faced a storm and still stood tall. In her R16 clash

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