Naomi Osaka takes inspiration from Andre Agassi as clay court season heats up

Naomi Osaka takes inspiration from Andre Agassi as clay court season heats up

Osaka said her decision to play in Saint-Malo was inspired by Agassi.

Naomi Osaka inspired by Andre Agassi’s comeback as she embraces clay court grind

Four-time Major winner Naomi Osaka said her decision to drop down to play at a WTA 125 event in Saint-Malo last week was inspired by Andre Agassi, who rebuilt his career in the late 1990s by competing on the ATP Challenger Tour.

Tennis-Osaka inspired by Agassi as she embraces claycourt grind

(Reuters) -Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka said this year's claycourt swing feels different as she enters it with momentum and confidence following a run of victories. Read full story

One who was one step away from being number one in the world made news when he remembered his time as a player, when he idolized the Chilean and André Agassi. At the end of the 90s it was a golden age of Chilean tennis, marked by the arrival of Marcelo Ríos to the number one in the world in 1998. There, one of the great rivals of the Chilean was André Agassi. Moreover, when the Chinese reached the top of the ranking it was precisely after beatin…