Tennis star Naomi Osaka admis she has gone through "more down than up" in her career this year, as she tries to break out of a slump at The Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo this week. "It's kind of hard at first, just because I feel like I should be somewhere where I am obviously currently not. But I think... I don't know. I feel like for me it's more about being at peace with myself. Like I know that I am here for a reason." The former world number one and four-time Grand Slam champion has plummeted to 48 in the women's tennis world rankings after a wretched run that has seen her crash out in the first round of her last three tournaments. The Japanese 24-year-old has not won a title since last year's Australian Open and has been hampered this season with injury.

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