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Inside Naomi Osaka's Split with Her Coach

Tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou opens up on recent split with Naomi Osaka
Just over a week ago, before the start of the Canadian Open, it was announced Naomi Osaka split with tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou, ending their 10-month partnership.
Naomi Osaka no longer working with coach Patrick Mouratoglou
WASHINGTON -- Naomi Osaka and coach Patrick Mouratoglou are done working together after less than a year, the four-time Grand Slam champion announced Sunday on social media.
Naomi Osaka splits with coach Patrick Mouratoglou, Tomasz Wiktorowski starts trial
Osaka's time with Mouratologou followed an up-and-down sequence of promising signs and frustrations with either injury or close-run defeats.
Coach Patrick Mouratoglou sheds light on what led to split with Naomi Osaka
Now, in her first tournament since splitting with Mouratoglou and adding Tomasz Wiktorowski to her team, the Japanese has made the semifinal of the WTA 1000 tournament in Montreal. Addressing that, the French coach tells CNN that he is happy for the 27-year-old and that he is rooting for her to "go all the way."
Coco Gauff's ex-coach claims Naomi Osaka's split with Patrick Mouratoglou helped her reach first WTA 1000 final in 3 years at Canadian Open
Coco Gauff's ex-coach Brad Gilbert recently assessed Naomi Osaka's incredible run to the women's singles final of the 2025 National Bank Open in Montreal, Canada.
Inside Naomi Osaka's Split with Her Coach: 'We Couldn't Fix What Was Missing'
Naomi Osaka and renowned tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou have officially parted ways, with the split confirmed in early August 2025. The separation, which came just months after their high-profile collaboration began,
Struggling Naomi Osaka ditches coach Patrick Mouratoglou
Naomi Osaka is making a major change at the start of the North American hard-court swing as the former world No. 1 decided to call time on her partnership with coach Patrick Mouratoglou.
Naomi Osaka highlights difference in working with new coach Tomasz Wiktorowski after split from Patrick Mouratoglou
After a rough couple of months, Naomi Osaka appears to have rediscovered her form at the 2025 Canadian Open. The Japanese superstar recently part ways with renown coach Patrick Mouratoglou, but seems to have found new life under Tomasz Wiktorowski,
Naomi Osaka makes career announcement involving Patrick Mouratoglou
Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion, has been in a career rut for years. Mouratoglou joined her staff in September of 2024 and there hasn't been much improvement. Osaka has not made it past the third round of a Grand Slam tournament since 2021 when she won the Australian Open. Now she will look for a new coach to help bring her back to form.
Top analyst comments on the split between Naomi Osaka and Patrick Mouratoglou
Osaka has won only one title while collaborating with Mouratoglou – more precisely the Saint-Malo WTA 125 – really too little for a champion of her caliber, who has made the recent history of women's tennis by becoming a point of reference for all her rivals.
Mouratoglou opens up on recent coaching split with Osaka
It’s been four years since the Japanese star Naomi Osaka last won a tour event. For much of the last year, she’s been working with the coach Patrick Moratoglou, but they parted company just over a week ago.
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'A new coach for one': Brad Gilbert links Naomi Osaka's coaching change to her resurgent form at Canadian Open
Former Coco Gauff's coach Brad Gilbert believes that Naomi Osaka's separation from coach Patrick Mouratoglou was key to the ...
Naomi Osaka’s comeback rolls on as she reaches first WTA 1,000 final since 2022
Wednesday night at the Canadian Open in Montreal, Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam champion who hasn’t won a tournament since ...