Naomi Osaka Takes Inspiration From ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson Ahead of Indian Wells Participation

Last season on the WTA tour, four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka struggled to keep her top form running post a sensational Australian Open victory. The clay-court season forced her to adjust her game and Osaka’s struggles became evident on the red turf. Despite the withdrawal in Paris and how the rest of the season unfolded for her, the Japanese star had a positive start to the 2022 WTA tour.

She managed to reach the semis of the WTA tournament in Melbourne ahead of the ‘happy slam’ and lost to Amanda Anisimova in the third-round of the Australian Open. Since the defeat, Osaka has been spending time off court by attending various events and also training at the same time.

Naomi Osaka shares a message of inspiration for fans on Instagram

Ahead of the tournament in Indian Wells, Osaka was handed a wild-card and is looking all set to bounce back to form with this event. Also, the Japanese player also became a part of Fortnite game recently, where she spent time crafting her attire and weaved a beautiful story behind its origin.

Recently, the four-time major champion posted a series of photos on her Instagram account and wrote, “Even though there will be hard times everything will turn out alright.”

In the slides, Osaka added a clip from legendary singer Michael Jackson’s ‘We are the world’ recording. Jackson wrote the song during famine in Africa and the profits were donated to the respective countries.

From the video posted by Osaka, the lines read, “But if you just believe. There’s no way we can fall …..” It’s safe to say these lines are acting as an inspiration for the four-time major champion to thrust forward in the sport of tennis.

With the intense competition coming out of the WTA rooster, it will surely be a tough task for Naomi Osaka to penetrate through the rankings but performing consistently on the big events will eventually put her right on top and that’s what Osaka will be hoping to accomplish by the end of this season.

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