Six of Osaka's last seven defeats have been in three sets, with the four-time Grand Slam champion closer than ever to a return to form.

Osaka was fairly candid in her post-match remarks and spoke about how she doesn't like to disappoint herself or the people around her.

Naomi Osaka accused ESPN of pushing the narrative that she is "always sad" after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at Wimbledon.