Naomi Osaka vs. Liudmila Samsonova | 2024 Madrid Round 2 | WTA Match Highlights

Watch the Match Highlights from Naomi Osaka vs. Liudmila Samsonova at the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open.
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[@demigod1013]

Samsonova's drop shots were 🔥

[@rajkrishnamurthy3090]

Sam's selection of shots at crucial times is brilliant, if Osaka wants to master Clay, watch this match repeatedly how vulnerable she is at the nets, her shot selection, wront-foot and serves.

[@TheNathanj2009]

It’s never going to be her surface but this is a much better performance on clay from Osaka

[@broncoguy4862]

Disagree. Her movement and fitness is understandably worse than before her maternity break. Samsonova also beat her earlier this year at Indian Wells on a slow hard-court that's tailor-made for Osaka's game. Hopefully she gets it together this year, comebacks aren't easy.

[@ryanharrod3641]

Osaka actually won the match in Indian wells against Samsonova

[@DAlan0909]

She’s not in great shape. Period.

[@blueskys2010]

​@@broncoguy4862she won straight set againts samsonova at the Indian wells

[@ricklee5845]

@@DAlan0909 ...you mean physically or mentally? ....or both? 😮😮

[@4flatgarage-bf4sg]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Samsonova has the sweetest drop shots in the biz. When it's 6-5 30-15 and you ace two in a row for the victory against Naomi, that's called the perfect scenario ! Top shelf.

[@IrfanZuberi1980]

Whoa, Liudmila plays at a breakneck speed with a tremendous confidence in her strokes... despite Naomi's resurgence in the second set, she never seemed like she had it in her to win this one!

[@gseric4721]

You have to give credit to how solid her backhand was in this match.

[@markuse3472]

Congrats to Mila. So sorry, Naomi, I hope you get better and better as the year moves on. Keep your head up high. We love you.

[@manuelramos8172]

Good match from Osaka with all things considered. Hope she pulls a Medvedev Rome title one day 😂❤

[@doommonger7784]

No chance of that happening on clay.

[@user-sl7ek3uj1d]

That’s what I thought! Who knows,right?

[@djordjenikolic9059]

​@@user-sl7ek3uj1dno way she wins Rome, never...

[@gseric4721]

Epic match. Samsonova used everything at her disposal to come away with the win. And solid play from Naomi.

[@ehongobrice3716]

Naomi 😢 Come back to the Top 10 again. You lost but you are still a super player

[@timah9506]

Congrats Ludmila , it was amazing match! Yes, you can win them all!

[@user-re5fq5ew9w]

she only plays at that level when someone is from top players wait and see

[@albaalbalba]

Samsonova 🥰

[@chandrasekhardadi6498]

Killer Drops - Agility is Osakas weakness.. great strategy!

[@geoffthomson1686]

Agreed.

[@blinktambo255]

She’ll come back stronger than ever !!! Great match Naomi 👏🏽

[@rafarequeni822]

Good ball striking from Osaka, but she still struggles moving on clay. She's easily wrong-footed, and needs ages to react to dropshots.

[@STRAWYB]

This was a big fight from Naomi. This match could have gone anyway. She staged a big come back even though she didn't win. Big big effort.

[@franky4513]

A drop shot and then a match point ace? I know how awful WTA highlights could be but this is beyond believe.😮

[@ichsannurzaman6904]

I didn't expect the scoreline to be that tight!

[@RemyMesi-ko3jv]

Osaka just needs to keep playing and gaining points until the North American swing.

[@DAlan0909]

She needs to work on her fitness. The WTA has some really out of shape players you would never see this on the men’s tour. Never.

[@phantomtroupe8430]

@@DAlan0909well she just had a kid. She needs cardio and matches to be match fit. Literally what she’s doing rn. It’s not going to happen overnight

[@arwena1659]

@@DAlan0909 True, hard to find post-pregnancy ATP player :D

[@tremaine861]

​@@DAlan0909it's also hard for ATP players to get pregnant you know...

[@samprasfoon06]

@@phantomtroupe8430 actually no, that's not all she needs. Strength training, especially postpartum, shows higher significant improvement in both overall health and athletic performance than straight cardio work. No athletes of this caliber should use matches to get fit. They need to get fit from a gym with professional strength coach in order to reach peak performance on the court. And yes, if she can compete, she can do strength training. No excuses on this part.

[@bweb6]

Osaka doesn't seem to adapt well to clay yet. Still doesn't attempt to slide, introduce any variety of shot or come into the net much.

[@ChikaOnyirimba-lj7vo]

Glad Osaka was able to force a third set 🙂♥️ Never felt good about the match up inspite Osaka beating her this season

[@marcinsykut497]

Master class

[@kevinwaters5872]

Whatever successes come Ludmila’s way , she deserves them. She can be prone to “losing her way” , but her talent is obvious. Great court manners from both players. No rubbish.

[@mathabajorge825]

Osaka needs to change her coaching team. She needs improvement on his footwork, fitness and agility. Otherwise these early loses will soon get to her.

[@yogatjcaballerosolar9409]

Keep going at it Naomi, you will succeed!!!!

[@godz4ever404]

She (N.O) keeps improving on clay. I'm proud of her! If Kit (Petra) and Sharapova can play and win on this surface, then so can she! Samsonova though has the game to beat anyone on any given day. It just depends on which player she brings to the courts! 😂

[@doommonger7784]

Those two you mention were brought up playing clay tournament's. Osaka has always struggled on clay.

[@godz4ever404]

@@doommonger7784 Well it took them awhile to win big (well at least Maria) on them. One can learn. 😉

[@LH-uw9ce]

There is a lot of room for improvement in Naomi Osaka's play on clay courts, but I commend her for not running away from what she is not good at like before. But I think her coach is not able to teach her the right clay court tactics for her. She's not good at sliding footwork, so her footwork is worse on clay than on hard court. For that reason, she needs to avoid being moved back and forth or side to side by her opponent, but she hits fast, flat shots cross court as usual, which allows her to be countered. If she had the attacking power of Ostapenko, she could still take the initiative, but her flat shots on clay courts don't have that much power, so she'll need to step back, put some spin on the ball, and keep hitting without aiming too hard on the course until she can overpower it.

[@tsaoz.y.4878]

#1 dropshot in wta

[@user-tm6zo2mf9y]

Why do the organizers of the tournament in Madrid place the feed rate sensor along the side stands, and not along the front stands, as at other tournaments, year after year? Do they think it will interfere with players' concentration? Spectators who watch the matches on video broadcasts do not see the speed of the serve when the sensor is positioned along the side stand.

[@briany7658]

Osaka simply doesn't have the game to win on clay. I mean look at Federer, considered by many to be the GOAT only won the French Open once. Osaka is a very good ball striker but has no touch shots and little variation in her game.

[@rajusaha855]

Stop comparing Federer with Osaka. Federer would have atleast 3 French open titles without the GOAT clay court player Nadal. I can't see Osaka to even reach a final of French open let alone winning the title even in the absence of Iga. She is just a one trick pony with no variety in the game, neither she had any consistency.

[@Alexx22570]

@@rajusaha855yeah because so many of the top WTA players right now have so much variety right? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Don’t be a clown, Osakas problem on this surface is her movement and that’s it.

[@rajusaha855]

​@@Alexx22570 even with movement i can't see her winning French open titles. Players like Iga is far better than Osaka. Osaka is just a ball basher nothing else. That's why she lacks consistency & she hardly won anything outside of 4 slams.

[@GaryTornado-zy2mz]

I feel like it’s going to click come New York for Naomi

[@MoorishBrooklyn]

Not Naomi's day. Good back and forth match.

[@ivanna1706]

It’s like in Rouen few weeks ago

[@MungNguyen-kn8ge]

Samsonova vận động viên này Bỏ giỏ hay quá

[@johnanderson8385]

Love osakas clothes this year

[@flyingguru517]

while samsonova is a top5 player when she is playing her game , osaka biggest problem on her comeback is her legs , she seems very slow compared to the other players so she cant hit her strokes effectively.

[@user-lr4gv4wb7k]

ナオミさん負けたけど良くなってきてますね✨次も✊‼️してます。

[@user-tq5ci6jl4p]

Let's go, lyuda🎉🎉🎉

[@yandrak6134]

How is it possible that a WTA 1000 highlights is posted in 720p ??? Shame on Madrid Open, disgraceful

[@user-ej2im4dy5v]

I'm an Osaka fan but somewhere she will realize her footwork is a big issue that needs to be addressed or she will continue to beat those lesser opponents but come up short on those top ten opponents, she literally got drop shotted out in the second round.

[@k.alvarado6237]

Can't believe how bad her movement is on clay.

[@broncoguy4862]

It's not just clay, which is one reason she's having trouble string together wins. Coming back from pregnancy isn't easy, hopefully she gets back near to the level where she's a serious threat to the top players.

[@Cadavaroff]

Удивительное конечно сочетание: черная японка. Не часто такое увидишь

[@effortlesslyfit]

Even though Osaka didnt win but she still tried harder than Raducanu in my observation.

[@DW..]

Good match

[@onur2359981]

I don’t understand why Osaka still hasn’t added more variety to her game given now that she can be considered a seasoned player since coming on the tour. On clay this strategy is not going to work against the players who can mix things up, where are the dropshots, the slices, coming to the net? If all she ever does is being glued to the baseline and blistering shots, not coming forward nor change the pace of the rally with more variety, this surface is never going to be for her. Try a little, try new things, come onnnnnn

[@bweb6]

Absolutely agree with this.

[@deedledave9826]

She has a long way to go and the French/Wimbledon back-to-back doesn't bode wel for herl. She might make something happen at the US, but it would really be great if she'd dedicate herself to playing respectably on clay and grass.

[@D...M...A...]

Oh my ...

[@kobe8915]

Has anybody else noticed that Naomi doesn't run? She's got some powerful shots but no speed on the court. Could be just me

[@cathalhughes-no7qj]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Eltercero]

If Osaka hasn’t learned how to win on clay by this point in her professional career, she probably never will. Same with grass.

[@tweetybarnes1493]

Oaska had no business loosing this match!

[@NotSettlingForSecondBest]

She has never been a good clay court player. In fact I don't think she has ever won a clay title.

[@gracesoler4061]

Bye: Osaka, Raducanu, Wosniacki 😮

[@omoikaneru]

Японский храм разрушен.

[@Sportscentre5]

well played Samsonova, why Naomi Osaka is failing?

[@rolandoesteban9514]

Always, the fans of Osaka find her brilliant even in defeat. Sucks!

[@funkslave9425]

Osaka is a deer in headlights against a versatile clay court player.

[@user-kw6wr9mt1d]

Люся какая молодец!🎉🎉🎉 Как я рада за неё !🤩

[@mila8998]

Люда*

[@alext3760]

The opponents' coaches have been closely studying Naomi, and they know that her weakness is dealing with drop shots. I've never seen so many drop shots played until now except Naomi's round 1 and round 2 of Madrid. Naomi even didn't bother to save those points. She really needs to work on that. And btw, I hate drop shots. They are like sneaky a** dirty points. Once from now and then would be fine, but then you continuously play those damn cards, it's ridiculous. But more importantly, Naomi and her team need to work on this if she wants to move further. Exhibit A, look at Swiatek, powerful backhand and forehand and, most of all, she covers the whole damn ground, even drop shots.

[@pontusschroder8361]

I love drop shots, makes the game more interesting. Stand to far back behind the baseline to play it safe , you are punished.

[@user-sl4ot7dt2v]

Осака уже не та Осака которая побеждала Сирену

[@Aptypix]

Do you there is some training plan put in place by Osaka's team to bring her physical conditions and movement to high level at some point? We can't really see her training process, so it'd be great to know if there's actually a real work on her fitness in progress.

[@anonymoustennisfollower6038]

I know this is not related to the video, but I wonder how well Samsonova would do in bodybuilding.

[@user-pk4sj8fs4x]

Remove the bots!

[@DavidConstruction-un3uf]

Osaka isn`t fully fit yet.

[@sergiop.5776]

Osaka ni si quiera se esfuerza en llegar a la pelota no tiene movimiento en cancha de arcilla

[@lindonhinkson8111]

Please Niomi, they are a lot of points u could of finished earlier. Just play your shots, stop holding them back. Ok I forgive you, maybe you just need to get back the confidence. Also you have just returned.

[@joelbehne706]

Terrible highlights..... skipped straight to match point... do better.

[@LobsterFromMars]

Очередной цирк в исполнении Самсоновой. То она играет как топ-5, то как юниорка. Несколько раз в этом матче она буквально сама отдавала победу Осаке... Но та тоже была настолько плоха, что не сумела ее взять.

[@pgowthamster]

Naomi - will you go out wit me

[@pgowthamster]

Love u ❤ to death - much success to you baby

[@elmoblatch9787]

Cranking out a child has not helped Osaka's movement, but I agree that these clay courts do her no favors.

[@vincestevenson9430]

"Cranking out a child"? FFS what boorish and crude language from so many tennis fans. I thought tennis fans and players had more class than that. Guess not.

[@varut]

Osaka will be okay on hard court. her movement not good for clay.

[@doommonger7784]

She can't play on the grass either.

[@broncoguy4862]

She lost to this same player at Indian Wells. Nothing looks to have changed in either her movement or fitness. Until she improves in those key areas, surface will be irrelevant.

[@rolinti9146]

why do you keep saying she lost to Samsonova at Indian Wells... she didn't she beat her

[@c4exclusive]

Does Osaka enjoy the sport? Her sour face is beyond.

[@briany7658]

I'm sure she enjoys the sport but definitely not losing all the time...

[@vincestevenson9430]

Sour face? What the hell you expect after a tough loss? She didn't even frown. You fans are so awful. At the end both players had equally expressionless faces. Really, what the heck are you complaining about?!

[@ithikithik]

Osaka can't move well on clay

[@danielgoncalves8079]

She allergic to clay

[@johnproton259]

Why can't Osaka read drop shots. Why can't she learn to slide on clay? Genuinely puzzling.

[@Leomerya12]

Generally, the women are not as good as the men. I'm not talking about physicality; I mean in skill. Usually women have a few big weapons, and that's it. They're not all-around good, which is why there's no clear hierarchy in the women's game. The men, on the other hand, are good at EVERYTHING, so, there's a real pecking-order where the same players dominate for YEARS. The most complete tennis players I think I have seen are POST-2011 Serena Williams and Justine Henin. I actually don't think Graff was great all-around. Her forehand was so monstrous that she bulldozed everyone else. TL:DR Women are not as skilled as the men, all-around, so even the best players in the world have trouble with basic techniques. This does not mean they can never be as skilled, it just that they don't HAVE to be as skilled. Look at Sara Errani, for example...

[@deusexmachina9776]

@@Leomerya12 doubt someone win 23 slams without being well rounded

[@DogLover-qt7gj]

@@Leomerya12 Yeah I disagree with most of this. First there is a clear hierarchy in the women game. Just check the rankings or who are winning the big titles. Secondly Errani DOES have skill. You don't get to five in the world without skills. It's just that her skills weren't the textbook skills for top tennis players aka powerful serve, big groundstrokes, etc. Her skills were having a high tennis IQ, having a lot of variety, she was great with drop shops, volleying, net play, etc. In her prime she also moved pretty well. So she had plenty of skills. Having said that her obvious flaws in her game kept her from ever winning a big title. The flaws being a hilariously bad serve and not enough power on her ground strokes to keep big hitters from rushing her. Pretty similar to Daria Kasatkina. But Errani in her prime was better because all of her variety. Also disagree that the men are great at everything. The best three men players we've ever seen was Federer, Nadal & Djokovic. The three of three combined to win almost every big title for 15 + years but they had weakness despite that. So you can only imagine the weakness of the other guys. Nadal - For years he used to just spin his serve in with no power on it. He improved it a lot of the years but he never get it to the point where it was a weapon. Also his backhand while not a true weakness there were plenty of periods where it wasn't great either. Federer - we all remember how badly Nadal used to pick on his backhand and the crazy amount of errors Federer would make on it Novak - Similar to Nadal he spent many year where his serve wasn't a weapon. Also he spent a long portion of his career not have much variety in his game. Heck the guy never figured out how to hit a proper smash. And these are the three greatest players EVER. I could do the same for the women. I've never seen a player that didn't have weakness. Iga Swiatek is probably the closest. But even she has weakness hence she doesn't win every match. But Iga has some many strengths no one can consistently exploit her weaknesses. Similarly to how 80% of the tour couldn't exploit Errani weaknesses in her prime but at a much higher level. And that's the key. No one has ever been great at everything and that includes the three greatest MEN players ever.

[@geoffthomson1686]

@@Leomerya12 Swiatek is an all-around player.

[@rajusaha855]

Strongest part of Steffi Graf's game was her unbelievable footwoork. Nobody on the women's tour had better footwork than her. It's the footwork that made her FH unbelievable. In terms of adapting her games on every surface, Steffi is the best i have seen (male or female).

[@oneraksakal]

Another Drop shot crap, Osaka's Tennis is an art form, and she is getting slimmer by the minute. Once she gets in shape, she is going to make major damage to these WTA drop shot mediocre players. DOn't forget, 4 Grand Slams plus a Baby.

[@bpdynasty9265]

I’m a big fan of Osaka but at this point in her career, to not be even marginally better on clay is really disappointing. It doesn’t have to be your favorite surface but at least show that you’ve made efforts to try and do better on this surface given that a quarter of the years tournaments and one of the slams is on this surface. It’s really not excusable at this point…

[@DAlan0909]

Out of shape players on the WTA. You would never see this on the men’s tour. Ever.

[@forget3817]

Osaka has a big serve and powerful groundstrokes, but she doesn't seem to be much of a thinking player.

[@exposingtimes9570]

Q Again: Hypothetically, Do you think Naomi Osaka at her current age could have success playing American high school football? Why or why not?

[@user-pk4sj8fs4x]

Remove the bots!!!

[@exposingtimes9570]

@@user-pk4sj8fs4x no

[@moonlightbae9473]

girl not u asking for everyone

[@Sylar1968]

Go away

[@exposingtimes9570]

@@Sylar1968 no

[@networth00]

Everything WOKE turns to SHID. Bye Felicia.

[@user-dm4jp4dp1r]

I think that Osaka's best days are tennis are gone....here winning days....but, regardless, she has achieved a lot quite early.....

[@aaronaragon7838]

Empty seats...

[@jennieisqueen2448]

Old osaka already end guys

[@ms6465]

Does Osaka ever run?

[@lesandres23]

Tennis as it should be…

[@vincestevenson9430]

Your comments are not as they should be... what are you trying to say???

[@FAD-ln1nk]

Look at Samsonova's body and conditioning. If Osaka put that much care and attention into her training she would be back to her best.

[@---jm4cz]

I don’t want to spread any hate but why is Osaka having such a big reputation from fans overall? I will never understand it. Her tennis is so one-sided, inconsistent and honestly overrated in retrospective compared to her former number one ranking + 4 GS-titles.

[@pompolini3607]

Bc she is blck

[@LH-uw9ce]

It is not uncommon for her to play matches like today's, but her play when she wins a Grand Slam is so amazing that she could win against anyone, and if you saw it in real time, you'll definitely be a fan of her. Also, the gap between her strength in tennis and her shy and humble personality is probably one of the reasons why people like her so much.

[@deusexmachina9776]

she won 4 slams but she isnt charismatic like Carlos so Japan being a huge economy, her being half black in woke America is enough. look Coco got attention just based on her skin color automatic Serena comparisons.

[@rolandoreyes3144]

Mixing tennis and motherhood never works! You're kidding yourself if you think otherwise.

[@vincestevenson9430]

What a stupid thing to repeat. Respect our women!! The ladies that are able to still play professionally after childbirth should be celebrated since OF COURSE it takes a toll on your physique. Yet we still have women able to play professionally, so stop being so disgusting. My God some tennis fans are the absolute worst! Just go away if all you have to say is rubbish about the match and players. No class.

[@bweb6]

Well, it worked for Kim Clijsters; she won the US Open after having a baby. I think it depends more on the time of life when you have the baby and just how much time you are willing to devote to tennis after giving birth.

[@seanhillery1231]

Bye Woke-saka

[@vincestevenson9430]

You're disgusting. Say what you want to say. Hiding behind a dog whistle is pathetic. Say it, you coward. Want to MakeTennisGA? Go back to the days of Margaret Court when the game had 'class' and no Williams sisters, and no Arther Ashe's? Yet here you are with your no class comments. Just say it, it will be cleansing to your soul.

[@iwanagung005]

Osaka is slow, seems lazy.

[@ricklee5845]

The "Returning Mom" label is turning into a curse... 🤔 - who woulda thought? Much is talked about her coach... but coaching her must be a nightmare! Imagine you're her coach and tell her do this - and she replies "I'm a mom"....

[@user-cu9lf8qe8l]

Goodbye black woman

[@gitapathak5823]

And she stilll consider herself serena williams.

[@ana.b0rtion]

so she actually doesn’t?

[@Ravencroft-kt2ty]

She never said this.

[@ifashion2432]

She's clearly denied that lol