MELBOURNE : Australian Open defending champion Naomi Osaka on Saturday allayed fears about an abdominal injury that forced the Japanese former world number one to withdraw from a tune-up event last week.
"I heal quite fast," Osaka told reporters with a smile."I'm as good as I can be in this current moment. Osaka struggled for form last year after withdrawing from the French Open in May following a row with tournament organisers over required media appearances, which she said had a negative impact on her mental health."I was a bit nervous about how I would play after being on the break," Osaka said, adding that she was taking a bit of a different approach from her previous attempts to defend a major title."I learned with every match that I played.
Deeper into the draw, she could face world number one and home favourite Ash Barty in the fourth round but Osaka was determined not to thing that far ahead.
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