The Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka She appeared before the media at a press conference to analyze what her feelings are after the great victory won today against the Australian Ajla Tomljanovic in the second round of the WTA 1000 Miami 2021, a tournament where the Japanese player starts as a great favorite ahead of other players such as Garbiñe Muguruza or Ashleigh Barty.
After being proclaimed champion of the Australian Open a little over a month ago, the Japanese returned to the competition with a valuable victory in the second round of the WTA 1000 Miami 2021: “I am very happy and proud of this triumph and of how I was able to handle those nerves. Having managed to win in two sets is very important to avoid fatigue in the important matches of the next rounds. The conditions here in Miami are very different from those in Australia or Los Angeles, where I have been. training in recent weeks. I knew I would have a tough game against Tomljanovic and I was able to adapt to the situation quickly. “
Many players have been complaining about the conditions that exist today in Miami, where the sun and the heat have been protagonists: “Before starting the game, I did not know that the heat was going to be an important factor for the game. has adapted very well to these types of circumstances. In fact, I really like to sweat on the track, since you feel that you are trying a lot and for me that is important. The sun is true that in certain points it has affected me, since It dazzled me and prevented me from executing the point as I wanted. “
Miami is not a tournament that Naomi is quite good at
Historically, the Miami tournament has not been very good for Osaka, falling to the first of change in the last participations: “It is true that this tournament has not given me very well, but in each defeat there is something hidden I remember that one year I managed to win in Indian Wells and I came to this tournament very tired. The following year I was not doing so well on hard courts and I also fell at the first exchange rate. Those games are already in the past and I have already learned from every one of those losses. Now I’m here to be able to do well and fight for the title. “
Finally, the former world number one confessed that it is incredible to be able to have her family in the stands after a long time without being able to have contact with them in a tennis venue: “My mother is in the stands watching me. My father as usual does not He usually watches my matches. He usually walks to avoid tension. He is attentive to my game, but physically he is not there. On the contrary, my mother is finally seeing me again on a tennis court. She hadn’t done it since the Open from Australia last year. To see her here again is incredible, “concluded the Japanese player.
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