While Naomi Osaka wasn’t harsh on herself about losing in the first round of the Australian Open, acknowledging that she gave birth just six months ago, tennis icon Martina Navratilova held higher expectations for the new mom’s level of play on tour.
“Tennis-wise it’s maybe a B+, but overall it’s C, because she couldn’t get to the ball that she wants to hit because she’s not in shape,” Navratilova commented on Tennis Channel, evaluating Osaka’s performance in her first-round loss to Caroline Garcia.