Naomi Osaka2021

At times listening to Osaka grapple with her doubts and insecurities can be uncomfortable and intrusive, but that's revealing in its own way. Indeed, it's possible to envy all that she has and still feel sympathy for the sacrifices made in order to have it -- which, in terms of the points that "Naomi Osaka" intends to get across, is pretty much game, set and match.

It is more artistic and interior, and well worth watching in its entirety. At first, I thought it was slight, that it offered a good impression of depth but did not say very much. Now, I think it says more than it appears to. It is cleverly assembled, and gorgeously filmed, with a magnetic score by Devonté Hynes and Theodosia Roussos.

It’s an engrossing blend of contradictions – and Bradley’s calm and sensation-free film makes for an absorbing appetite-whetter ahead of Osaka’s return to centre court at the Olympics.