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.

Osaka's time with Mouratologou followed an up-and-down sequence of promising signs and frustrations with either injury or close-run defeats.

Japan's Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam singles champion, will work with Polish coach Tomasz Wiktorowski on a trial basis after splitting with Patrick Mouratoglou after less than a year together.Wiktorowski also coached Poland's Iga Swiatek from late 2021 until last October,