Indian Wells: Naomi Osaka loses to Camila Osorio in ‘worst match I’ve ever played’, Petra Kvitova also out
Former champion Naomi Osaka said her first round exit of the Indian well was “the worst match I’ve ever played in my life”.
Osaka, Japan, participated in her first game since Injured after retirement Starting from the Australian Open in January, it lost 6-4 to Camila Osorio 6-4.
The four-time major champion described the failure as “a small bump on the road” in a press conference, but later apologized to fans on social media.
“The worst game I’ve ever played in my life. Wow, I’m sorry for everyone watching that watch,” the 27-year-old Posted on the thread.,,,,, External
Osaka has suffered several injuries since returning from maternity leave in January 2024.
At her press conference, the 2018 champion gave a more optimistic reflection, saying: “Some things are very unsatisfied because I can only start practicing service after a certain amount of time.
“I think that’s not that scary given that.
“It feels like it’s a bit bumpy on the road.”
Colombia’s Osorio has never won a match in India’s Wells before, and he will face Denmark’s Clara Tauson in the second round.
Elsewhere, two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was beaten 4-6 6-3 6-4 by France’s Varvara Gracheva.
Failure means Czech Kvitova is still looking for her first victory after giving birth to her first child last July.
“If you let me back a little bit, I really want to congratulate her,” Gracheva said of Kvitova.
“I’m glad she’s playing the role of mother and tennis player now, which is very demanding. It’s amazing.”
