Naomi Osaka said Friday it would be "cool" to complete a Grand Slam sweep in 2019 even if her meteoric rise to fame has left her feeling as if she's 35 rather than 21.
The world number one won her first major at the US Open last year and then backed it up with the Australian Open in January.
Now she is top seed at a major for the first time at Roland Garros and sees no reason why she cannot take Paris, Wimbledon and finish the year with a successful defence of her title in New York.
"Roland Garros, that's what I'm dreaming about right now," said Osaka, the top seed when the French Open starts on Sunday.
"If you're talking about longer goals, of course I haven't won Wimbledon yet and it would be really cool to win everything in one year."
"I feel really old, but actually, I'm 21. I feel like when I talk to you guys, it's like
"Yeah, then I kind of realise that everyone has their own path. I'm not really supposed to compare myself to anyone else and I should just keep working as hard as I can, and eventually I'll get to where I want to be." Despite her off-court coyness,
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