Sascha Bajin, for seven years a hitting partner for Serena Williams, is the sort of tennis insider who brings weight to any conversation and, in guiding the career of Naomi Osaka, he has moved from one legend to someone who may become one herself.
Osaka, who will forever be remembered for her calm when Williams self-destructed across the net from her in the 2018 US Open final, takes another step on that journey on Saturday and Bajin thinks the self-possession and focus he saw in New York will serve her well again in the Australian Open final against Petra Kvitova, who brings her own fairytale.
Written by Kevin Mitchell in Melbourne
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/25/naomi-osaka-petra-kvitova-australian-open-final-coach under the title “Naomi Osaka and Petra Kvitova chase fairytale ending to Australian Open”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
