Osaka best dropped one set en path to the general, the place her spectacular run got here to an abrupt finish as she fell 4-6, 0-6, however the 24-year-old Jap participant mentioned she realized a treasured lesson whilst falling brief.

“I’ve realized that like, I don’t know, I’m now not as upset as I usually could be, like I feel usually I might be crying within the locker room or one thing, however now I’m roughly like sit back,” mentioned Osaka.

“I think like I do know what I wish to do higher, and I simply wish to return and get started coaching once more to love with a bit of luck win a event subsequent time.”

The ones had been encouraging phrases to listen to from Osaka, who took a damage from the game closing yr to prioritise her psychological well being and arrived in Florida after an early go out at Indian Wells the place she was once lowered to tears after being heckled all over a fit.

Osaka, whose closing event win got here on the 2021 Australian Open, mentioned her new perspective does now not imply she isn’t hungry for extra titles and that she continues to be pushing herself to develop into a greater participant.

“It’s all about maintaining a definite point of view. Enjoying Iga nowadays, simply realizing the type of roll that she’s on, I suppose I’ve to take into consideration it extra, like what particularly did I be told nowadays,” mentioned Osaka.

“It’s roughly cool to be blown away by means of an individual, like an opponent, however on the similar time, I think like I’m robust sufficient that that shouldn’t occur.

“So I’m a little like aggravated just a little bit, however I think like, you understand, that is like the educational procedure, and one thing excellent will occur sooner or later if I stay sticking with what I’m doing.”

Osaka mentioned she’s going to take the impending claycourt season “in point of fact significantly” and plans to observe video of 13-time French Open males’s champion Rafael Nadal to check his motion at the floor.

For the primary time in her profession, Osaka additionally plans to spend per week coaching in Europe to organize for the Madrid Open, which closing yr was once gained by means of Aryna Sabalenka because the Belarusian discovered a solution to trade her fortunes on clay.

“Like I’m obviously now not a clay professional, however, you understand, I think like if I am getting my motion in combination, I must be beautiful excellent,” mentioned Osaka.

“You already know, Madrid, Sabalenka gained that closing yr, so I feel that there’s alternatives for me to do smartly, as smartly. I simply must get my mentality in combination to understand that each and every fit could be a combat.”