Japanese second seed Osaka returned to competition after a two-month break to send out an ominous message to competitors at the Tokyo Games
Naomi Osaka of Japan in action during her second round match against Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on July 26, 2021.on Monday, sweeping past 50th-ranked Viktorija Golubic 6-3 6-2 to book a place in the third round.
Winning Olympic gold on home soil would be the icing on the cake though Osaka said she was determined not to look too far ahead.“Well you know, definitely it would mean a lot for me to win gold here but I know it’s a process,” she said. Osaka had not played a match since withdrawing after the first round at the French Open in May, amid controversy over her decision to skip mandatory press conferences during the tournament in a bid to protect her mental health.
“Honestly I didn’t feel pressured. For me, I felt more excitement, this was like a sense of duty, like something I wanted to accomplish.”
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