Naomi Osaka says feeling happy is now her primary life goal rather than winning tennis matches
Naomi Osaka says happiness is now her main life goal rather than winning tennis matches. Osaka has had a difficult and well-documented mental health journey in recent years, announcing she was taking a break from the game after the US Open last summer, being heckled at Indian Wells on her return this spring, and recently revealing her use of a therapist. Ad/> All this seems to have changed her outlook, and she hopes that speaking out — not just on her own situation, but also that of other causes such as Black Lives Matter — has made it easier for others to do the same.


