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Former World No.1, Naomi Osaka is currently playing at the Miami Masters. In the Round-of-32 clash in Miami, she was slated to take on Karolina Muchova. However, due to injury, the Czech player had to withdraw from her match. As a result, Osaka is through to the fourth round in Miami. During her off day, she took to social media and interacted with fans.?

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Naomi Osaka gave a powerful message against negative people?

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In the latest Q&A session on Instagram, Naomi Osaka interacted with some fans. During that session, a fan asked the Japanese player how she avoids outside noise. In reply, she gave a powerful message where she talked about chasing your dreams, no matter what.?

?How do you not let what people say about you affect your dreams?? a fan asked Naomi.

In reply, she said, ?It?s your life. Negative people are just miserable beings that want to drag you down to where they are. Stay above all that. If you wanna pursue your dreams then go for it, but know that everything in life is a risk.?

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Osaka is slowly getting her form back

Before the Miami Open, Osaka had a torrid 2022 with many problems both on and off the court. Actually, she has been facing mental health issues since the French Open last year. At Indian Wells Masters, she left the court in tears after losing in the second round, as someone from the crowd heckled her during the match.

However, at the Miami Open, she feels much happier. After winning her first-round pretty easily, she faced the 3-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber in the second round. she absolutely blew away the German player in straight sets; the result being 6-2,6-3 in favor of the four-time Major champion.

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Fans were greatly anticipating a tight contest between Osaka and the 2021 Australian Open semifinalist, Muchova. However, the latter had to withdraw from the contest due to an abdominal injury. Now, the Japanese star will face Alison Riske in her Round-of-16 match.?

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