Osaka, will it be a golden slum! On the 20th, Naomi Osaka (23 = Nissin Foods), who is ranked 3rd in the world ranking, will challenge the Australian Open for the second time in two years in the final from 5:30 pm Japan time. In addition to the right to challenge the annual Grand Slam (all four major tournaments) that only the Australian Open champion can win if he wins, this year is also the Olympic year, and if it is the Tokyo Olympics gold medal, it will be the second annual golden slam (5) for both men and women. The feat of the crown) is no longer a dream. The opponent of the final is Jennifer Brady (USA) who is 24th. The match result is Osaka’s 2 wins and 1 loss.
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A dreamlike story popped out. The four major tournaments won by Osaka have hard court surfaces in both the Australian Open and the United States. Both the French Open on the red soil and Wimbledon on the turf have the best results in the third round, but at a press conference in Melbourne, coach Fissette said, “Naomi can fight well on both courts. It’s okay to win this year.”
The women’s 1988 graph is the last to win all four major tournaments a year, and no one has achieved it for 32 years. Only 5 people, 2 boys and 3 girls, have achieved it. It is said to be the most difficult achievement in the world tennis world. Earlier, Osaka said, “My dream is to win all four major tournaments.”
In addition, the five crowns of the year, to which the Olympics are added, must win the first four major tournaments of the year in the Olympic year, and it depends on luck. Only the graph that won the Seoul Olympics in 1988, through men and women, has achieved the five crowns.
Osaka grew up on a hard court in the United States. I am accustomed to a coat with few irregular bounces. Red clay and turf are natural coats, and irregular bounds are commonplace. In addition, red clay has a slow ball foot and it is difficult to determine the point, and the stroke of turf is not stable. It was Osaka’s challenge to be able to put up with it.
However, Shinji Yoshikawa, the women’s coach of the Japan Association, pointed out that “I am calm. I can control my feelings.” Toshihisa Tsuchihashi, the women’s national team coach of the association, said, “The return is stable and we are able to take it to the rally.”
The Tokyo Olympics are also Ariake’s hard court, which is good at Osaka, and he says, “I’m quick, but the golden slam is not a dream” (Director Dobashi). For the first step, coach Fisette says, “Only experience and confidence. Believe in yourself even if you make a mistake.” To achieve the grand dream, we will first challenge the first big one of this year.
○… Brady said in the final of the first four major tournaments, “I don’t know how it feels, but I want to enjoy it.” There are no outstanding results in the junior era. However, after attending the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), he led the school to the US Open in 2014. Flowered at university and turned professional in the same year. He won his first tour victory in Lexington, USA in 20 years.
◆ Golden Slam In the case of tennis, winning all four major tournaments is called a grand slam. Winning all four in a year is the most valuable in an annual Grand Slam. In addition, winning the Olympics is called the Golden Slam, and the only five crowns achieved in the same year are the women’s 1988 graph. Only Agassi (USA) and Nadal (Spain) for boys and Graf and S. Williams (USA) for girls have achieved five crowns in their lifetime.
◆ WOWOW broadcast scheduled from 9:05 am on the 20th. From 3:30 pm on the same day. From 5:15 pm on the same day. Both are WOWOW live. Women’s singles final and others. Live broadcast. Live stream even on WOWOW on-demand.
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