US Open glory gave me confidence, says Osaka
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Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka believes that her victory over tennis player Serena Williams in the final of the 2018 US Open championship has given her the confidence to win matches in difficult situations.The comment came in the backdrop of Osaka's 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 victory over Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia to advance into her first ever semi-final of the Brisbane International."I feel like right now I'm really confident in myself, and I feel like the offseason training that I've been doing is really paying off. And I'm not sure if I would have had the same feeling six months ago. Six months ago I hadn't won the US Open. I was having a really bad clay season," WTA quoted Osaka, as saying.The world number five witnesses a dramatic upward shift in her stature after she defeated 23 times Grand Slam champion Serena Williams in the controversial final clash of the 2018 US Open to clinch her maiden major title.Talking about her quarter-final match against Sevastova in the Brisbane ...