Overview

• Naomi Osaka and Patrick Mouratoglou ended their 10-month coaching collaboration at the end of July after failing to resolve shortcomings in her match competitiveness.
• Osaka’s new partnership with coach Tomasz Wiktorowski has yielded immediate results as she reached the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 Canadian Open without dropping a set since the second round.
• In Montreal, she rallied from a set down and saved two match points to defeat 13th seed Liudmilla Samsonova before recording straight-set victories over Jelena Ostapenko and Anastasija Sevastova.
• Mouratoglou maintains he has no regrets about the split and cited insufficient time at the elite level to address Osaka’s competitiveness challenges.
• The Canadian Open performance marks a key step in Osaka’s post-maternity comeback as she rebuilds consistency and confidence on tour.