'I'm not sure we will ever see Naomi Osaka win Grand Slams again' - Mats Wilander after Australian Open 2022 loss

John McEnroe and Mats Wilander have both said that it is going to be a long road back to the top for Naomi Osaka after she lost to Amanda Anisimova at the Australian Open. The four-time Grand Slam winner told reporters after the match that she is «not God» and can’t be expected to win every match.

Ad/> Osaka has won in Melbourne twice but announced after her US Open defeat to Leylah Fernandez in September that she would be taking a break from the game. She has returned intent on enjoying the process of playing rather than obsessing on results.

Australian Open‘I'm not God, I can't win every match!’ – Osaka ‘really happy’ despite defeat2 HOURS AGO And she said after the loss that she had taken a completely different approach to the match and it was one she was really happy with. Talking in the Eurosport Cube, John McEnroe and Mats Wilander praised her decision to speak up on mental health, and added that expectations of her need to be modified in the coming years.

“I'm not sure if we're going to ever see the great Naomi Osaka, who's going to win Grand Slam tournaments, again,” said Wilander. “But I think it's really important we realise that it's going to be tough for her “I don’t think we should expect Osaka of old to be back and I think she needs to look forwards.” Australian Open 2022: How to watch, schedule, start times and live stream details ‘I'm not God, I can't win every match!’ – Osaka ‘really happy’ despite defeat Osaka – a winner at Melbourne Park in 2019 and 2021 – told reporters after her match that she was undecided on her schedule moving forward but McEnroe added that her bravery in talking about complex issues may draw more attention to her.