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They say when in doubt, wear red. Japanese tennis sensation, Naomi Osaka had revealed a few weeks earlier that her performances in Australia have raised a little bit of self-doubt in herself. Recently, the former number one tennis player was seen donning a beautiful red attire at the Doha Players Party. Let’s find out some of the reactions from the tennis world surrounding her newest look in Qatar.

Qatar Open is the first WTA 1000 event of 2024. The tournament is set to commence from 11 February and it will feature some of the world’s biggest female tennis stars. But before that, Naomi Osaka has already started to steal the show from the rest of her peers.

Fans are stunned with the new look of Naomi Osaka in Doha

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Osaka is all set to return to the Qatar Open after almost a gap of 6 years. She’ll face a familiar opponent in her first-round clash at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex on Monday. France’s Caroline Garcia will take on Naomi Osaka for a second time this year. The first meeting at the AO wasn’t a pleasant experience for the Japanese star. However, she’s now quite eager to give it back to the Frenchwoman. But before getting into the battle mode, let’s have a glimpse at the reaction put in by the fans to Naomi Osaka’s new look at the party.

One of the fans said, “Ladies likes red I see.

While the other one felt the lighting in the event to be too atrocious.

A few of them showered their love for the Japanese superstars with several emojis.

Doha Bling #wta reality series #unscripted,” said the other.

Looking at Osaka’s new look with her sunglasses, some of them wrote, “Is it sunny on an evening in Qatar?

Naomi Osaka has challenged fashion norms several times in her career. She’s always there to defend her outfit picks. She had even once hilariously proclaimed herself as the “drippiest tennis player ever.” However, when it comes to her challenges on the court for 2024, there has been plenty of it. She had recently suffered her third defeat at the Abu Dhabi Open. Osaka has won only 1 match after her comeback. Several of them have already started to raise a question mark on her ability after this disastrous run in 2024. Can she prove them wrong in Qatar?

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Osaka posted a cryptic message ahead of her match in Qatar

A few weeks back the Japanese star wrote, “I’m the type of person that, even if I play the No. 1 seed, I want myself to win, and I kind of expect myself to win, which is the delusion part. But I try not to make too many excuses. I feel like in some capacity, everyone who has achieved something crazy has been called crazy along the way… I kind of like my delusions, they’re cool.

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And now, she posted a one-word message that has already started to raise concerns in the minds of her fans about the possibility of her considering retirement. She wrote, “Hmmmmm” on her X(formerly Twitter) account recently. Does it really give a hint at something?

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