Naomi Osaka relishes 'cool' Andy Murray praise, Matteo Berrettini bounces back, Covid causes havoc - AO Diary

Osaka wants Alcaraz’s forehand, gets nod from Murray It was a heartwarming exchange between two former world No.1s that caught the eye of tennis fans on Twitter on Wednesday. Ad/> During Naomi Osaka’s 65-minute straight-sets win over Madison Brengle in the second round, Andy Murray had this to say about the Japanese star’s game.

Australian Open'Rafa's playing incredible tennis' — Zverev earmarks Nadal as potential Australian Open winner3 HOURS AGO “Anyone hit the ball cleaner from the baseline than @naomiosaka,” tweeted Murray, along with a fire emoji. After her match, Osaka retweeted the Scot’s post and repaid the compliment by saying: “Anyone put their heart on their sleeve and fight harder than @andy_murray?” “For me it was a really cool moment,” Osaka told reporters when asked about Murray’s tweet.

“It's a little bit shocking, because when you're playing, you never really think about the TV is broadcasting it and other people are watching. So, yeah, definitely really surreal.

I hit with him once like three years ago (in Brisbane), and it was like a memory that's really like dear to me. It was really cool just to have someone like him talking about my game.” Murray, Osaka in heartwarming social media exchange 'Almost a miracle' — Corretja savouring resurgence of 'little brother' Murray 'If I compare myself to the past I'll never be satisfied' — Osaka The 24-year-old Osaka explained that she has been drawing inspiration from other players recently by following their matches and named a couple of her favourites to watch as of late.

“I watched Kyrgios' match last night, and honestly, now I'm feeling like it's not an Australian Open if you don't watch a night match of Kyrgios on John Cain. Like, this guy is literally