The coach of Naomi Osaka, Patrick Mouratoglou

The coach of Naomi Osaka, Patrick Mouratoglou, reacted to her training clip from Indian Wells. The Japanese will only play in their third event of 2025 after they have suffered from injuries in the past few months.

At her last three events, Osaka had to retire in the middle of the game. In the China Open in October 2024, she retired due to a violation of the lower back. In the first event of the 2025 season, the ASB Classic, the Japanese was in a phenomenal form and reached the final. However, she had to retire in the championship game after winning the first set due to a belly injury.

Osaka, a two -time Australian Open Champion, returned to Melbourne and impressed in the first two games before retiring in the third round against the other mother Belinda Bencic.

Osaka will play at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells next week. World No. 56 went on Instagram to share a role of it in which they practiced some shots in Wells Tennis Garden in Indian. She labeled the role:

“Good morning ☀️ @bnpparibasopen”

The coach of Osaka, Patrick Mouratoglou, who previously trained Serena Williams, Grigor Dimitrov and Holger Rune, commented:

“Yes”

Osaka and Mouratoglou have been working together since September 2024. The Japanese were initially not sure whether they would get along, but she has positive reviews about the French coach.

“I was a little careful against him” – Naomi Osaka opened her initial views of Patrick Mouratoglou

At the Australian Open this year, Naomi Osaka revealed her first concerns to join Patrick Mouratoglou. She was not sure whether they would get along, but now believes that the French coach was unexpected “funny.”

“It’s funny, I said it to people. At the beginning I was a little careful about him, just because his persona was very … I didn’t know if I were doing with him,” said Naomi Osaka during a press conference in Melbourne.

“But he’s really funny, very funny. I didn’t really expect it from him because I thought he was so straightforward. He is very funny,” she added.

Next for the 27-year-old is a tricky collision in the first round against Camila Osorio at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Osaka won the only game between the couple in straight sets at the Australian Open 2022.