Naomi Osaka started working with Patrick Mouratoglou in September; former world No 1 is “extremely motivated” to win Grand Slams, says coach; Mouratoglou previously worked with Serena Williams
Mouratoglou, who worked with Serena Williams for a decade, and more recently has been helping guide Osaka, told Sky Sports: “[With] Serena, motivation was extremely key after she beat the record of [Martina] Navratilova and Chris Evert [to reach 23 Grand Slam singles titles
“But I think we worked so well together because I think we were both motivating each other all the time. I knew exactly how to talk to her. She knew exactly how to talk to me. I was pushing her, she was pushing me and that was like that every day.
“So that’s why it works so well. For Naomi, it’s different because she really feels she has to give and do much more. She had two very difficult years.
“First, she had this mental health issue, and then she had a baby. So she’s been out, and then she restarted the year this season and it was not a very good season.
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