Its not the chunkniess, its her core still weak post pregnancy. Her aggressive play under the new coach aggravates the injuryGauff and Osaka are due to meet in the fourth round. If Naomi wins that, then I'll start to believe.
I will say, this is the best she's looked physically in years. Not nearly as chunky as she had been.
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Yapdatfool
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You trying to say her abdominal injury this year can be attributed to her pregnancy in 2023? Or lack of discipline and work on her core fitness afterwards?
Her old trainer made an emphasis to strengthen her core, but it was for a baseline defending style. Her new coach is pushing a serve and volley style that requires more fitness and strength than her body had last year.
Yapdatfool
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This is true. It was like she was playing to get fit instead of getting fit to play last year.