Top Players' Unexpected Wimbledons Spark Questions About the Tournament's Surprises
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Naomi Osaka's coach Patrick Mouratoglou explains that the high number of early upsets at Wimbledon is due to the short turnaround between Roland Garros and Wimbledon, which doesn't give players enough time to rest and adapt to the grass surface, compounded by the mental and physical exhaustion from previous tournaments and the tight Grand Slam calendar.
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