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Im supposed to carry on his mentality in tennis, and here I am … No one, it seems, is harder on Osaka than Osaka herself.
After she loses the Australian Open to Gauff, journalists ask how devastated she is.
She responds more honestly and articulately than most athletes in postgame interviews.
Tennis is a lonely sport, especially the singles game.
The first episode covers Osakas 2018 U.S. Open victory over Serena Williams, her childhood hero.
Williams denied she was coached and went on to argue with the umpire for the rest of the match.
We dont see any of that conflict in the Netflix series.
At first, it seems like a glaring oversight.
(In 2020, Osaka surpassed Williams to become the highest-paid female athlete in the world.)
Bradley takes pains to define Osaka on her own terms outside the longest shadow in womens tennis.
It reveals a global athletic star just beginning to understand that the ball is truly in her court.
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