Clips from her emotional press conference were widely circulated on social media. Osaka voiced her annoyance upon discovering snippets of her interview online and admitted she is frustrated by the increased attention she garners after losses, especially when visibly upset.
The 27-year-old, singling out ESPN in particular, took to the social media platform Threads and wrote: “Bro why is it every time I do a press conference after a loss the ESPNs and blogs gotta clip it and put it up. Wtf, why don’t they clip my press conferences after I win? Like why push the narrative that I’m always sad?
“Sure I was disappointed a couple hours ago, now I’m motivated to do better. That’s human emotions. The way they clip me I feel like I should be fake happy all the time.”
In a candid moment from her recent press conference, Osaka spoke about feeling emotionally detached following her latest on-court setback. “In Paris, I was very emotional,” she revealed.
“Now I don’t feel anything, so I guess I’d prefer to feel nothing than everything. It’s not like I can really even be mad at myself. I was thinking about the break points that I had.
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“She hit some really good serves. Then she hit a backhand. I can’t really do that much about it. Obviously I’m still going to beat myself up a little bit. I’m just going to be a negative human being today. I’m so sorry. I have nothing positive to say about myself, which is something I’m working on.
“It was my daughter’s birthday so I was happy about that this week but other than that, it’s just today I’m just constantly replaying the match now.”
Looking ahead, Osaka is determined to make an impact at next month’s US Open, aiming to replicate her previous highs as a two-time champion, most recently claiming victory in 2020.
AloJapan.com