Naomi Osaka says she is at a stage in life where she "does not want to have regrets" after hiring Patrick Mouratoglou as her new coach.

Former world No 1 confirms she has teamed up with Serena Williams’ renowned former coach Patrick Mouratoglou after split from Wim Fissette.

Naomi Osaka admitted that she was initially hesitant to hire Patrick Mouratoglou as her coach because she wondered how it would all look if she worked with such "a big persona" but then got to know him a bit and realized that it was probably worth giving a shot.

Former top-ranked Naomi Osaka started the China Open with a routine 6-3, 6-2 victory over Lucia Bronzetti of Italy to mark her first match with new coach Patrick Mouratoglou in positive style. The four-time Grand Slam champion was the headline act on the opening day and showed her class in closing out the first-round match against the 77th-ranked Italian player in 83 minutes.

Naomi Osaka has begun her participation in the China Open with a victory and opened up about her new collaboration with Serena Williams' former coach. Naomi Osaka’s first year after returning from her maternity leave hasn’t been easy for the four-time Grand Slam champion.

After parting ways with her long-time coach Wim Fissette earlier this month, Osaka quickly teamed up with Mouratoglou, renowned for his decade-long coaching stint with Serena Will

Naomi Osaka said she did not want to have regrets after winning her first match under the guidance of new coach Patrick Mouratoglou.

Four-time major champion Naomi Osaka said Wednesday that she "didn't want to have regrets" after confirming she has teamed up with Serena Williams' renowned former coach Patrick Mouratoglou. Japan's Osaka said she "felt like I needed a change" and described Mouratoglou,