東京オリンピック。大坂なおみ、「緊張する」日本での大会デビューに向けて「リフレッシュした」とコメント

2021-07-26

大阪なおみさん、シングルス1回戦を難なく突破しました。

しかし、全仏オープンでは棄権したこともあり、このオリンピックでの試合はかなりのプレッシャーを与えていると思われます。

しかし、オリンピックに出ることが子供の頃からの夢だと語るなおみ選手は、病気に負けずにベストを尽くしてくれると思います。

あの開会式の最後の聖火を灯したのも彼女でした。

東京オリンピックの顔であることは疑いありません。

BBC NEWS （7月23日）から速報です。

Tokyo Olympics: Naomi Osaka ‘refreshed’ for ‘nerve-wracking’ Games debut in Japan
Tokyo Olympics: Naomi Osaka ‘refreshed’ for ‘nerve-wracking’ Games debut in Japan – BBC Sport

A “refreshed” Naomi Osaka says it was “nerve-wracking” to compete in the Olympics in her home country of Japan after her first-round singles win over Zheng Saisai in Tokyo.

Osaka, 23, has spoken about her struggles with depression and opted not to speak to the media at May’s French Open to protect her mental health.

She took an eight-week break prior to the Games beginning.

“I feel definitely a little bit refreshed and happy again,” she said.

Osaka was threatened with expulsion from the French Open for not participating in post-match media conferences and ultimately withdrew after her first-round match.

Speaking to the media for the first time since Roland Garros, she said: “Playing the Olympics has been a dream of mine since I was a kid, so I feel like the break I took was very [much] needed.

“I feel like, more than anything, I’m just focused on playing tennis.”

Osaka is one of the faces of the Tokyo Games and lit the Olympic torch in Friday’s opening ceremony.

She put in a strong performance to beat Zheng 6-1 6-4 and set up a second-round match with Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland.

“I felt really nervous being in Japan, and playing here for the first time in maybe two years, and for it to be my first Olympics,” added Osaka.

“It was definitely really nerve-wracking. But I am glad I was able to win.”