Tennis player Naomi Osaka, who had been resting after losing the US Open last September, faced the first match of the season in the tournament, which will be the outpost of the Australian Open, and won the return match with a set count of 2 to 1. ..
Osaka participated in the US Open last year with the aim of winning the tournament in a row, but lost to a Canadian player in the third round and said at a press conference after the match that he would take a break from the actual battle.
The first match of the season, which will be the return match, will be held in Melbourne, Australia as a prelude to the Australian Open, which will start on the 17th of this month. I played against Cornet.
In the first set, when Osaka succeeded in breaking in the seventh game, which had a game count of 3 to 3, he scored a powerful shot at a key point and took it 6-4.
When I entered the second set, I couldn't decide on a shot aimed at a terrible course, and mistakes such as hitting the ball on the net were conspicuous, allowing the opponent to break twice and dropping 3-6.
In the final 3rd set, Osaka took the initiative and shook the opponent from side to side to take 3 games in a row, taking 6-3 and winning the return match with a set count of 2 to 1.
Osaka is scheduled to participate in the Australian Open from the 17th of this month, when he will win the championship in a row.
Naomi Osaka, who won the return match, said in an interview after the match, "I'm happy to be back here and it feels really good to play in front of the spectators."
He also thanked the coaches and staff who supported him as he approached this season, saying, "While I was resting, he waited for me to tell me when I was ready."