Naomi Osaka Talks Tennis, Mental Health, and Her Return to Beijing
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Naomi Osaka is a famous tennis player. She won a title in Beijing before. Now she is back at the China Open.
Osaka talked about her feelings. She said tennis is different for her now. She had hard times with her mental health. This changed how she feels about the sport.
Osaka also talked about the US Open. She did not win there. But she said she feels good about her game. She said, 'I'm happy with my consistency.'
Consistency means playing well many times. Osaka wants to keep playing well in every match.
Osaka is strong. She talks openly about hard feelings. Many fans like this about her.
Vocabulary15 words
- tennis
- a sport where players hit a ball with a racket
- title
- winning first place in a competition
- mental health
- how a person feels and thinks inside
- consistency
- doing something well many times, not just once
- China Open
- a big tennis competition held in Beijing
- US Open
- a big tennis competition held in the United States
- relationship
- how you feel and connect with something
- disappointment
- a sad feeling when something does not go well
- positive
- having a good and hopeful feeling
- struggle
- a hard time or difficulty
- match
- a game between two players
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- competition
- an event where people try to win
- famous
- known by many people
- openly
- without hiding feelings
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1. A title 2. Her mental health struggles 3. Happy with her consistency
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Naomi Osaka is a famous _____ player.
She won a _____ in Beijing before.
Now she is back at the _____ Open.
She had hard times with her mental _____.
This changed how she feels about the _____.
Osaka did not win at the US _____.
She said she feels good about her _____.
She said, 'I'm happy with my _____.'
_____ means playing well many times.
Many fans like that she talks _____ about her feelings.
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