At the women's tennis tour held in Tokyo, the first round of singles was held, and Naomi Osaka advanced to the second round because her opponent, an Australian player, withdrew in the middle of the first set.
The women's tennis tour tournament "Toray Pan Pacific Open", which was held for the first time in three years due to the influence of the new coronavirus, held the first round of singles on the 20th, the second day of the tournament, and ranked 48th in the world ranking aiming for consecutive victory. Naomi Osaka of Japan played against Australia's Dahlia Savile, ranked 55th in the world.
In the 1st game of the 1st set, Osaka racked up points with her characteristic powerful serve and kept the service game.
However, in the second game, immediately after Savile hit a shot, she yelled and fell onto the court holding her left knee.
The match remained as it was, with Sabil withdrawing due to her left knee injury, and Osaka won in just 14 minutes of the match to advance to the second round.
Osaka will face world No. 16-ranked Brazilian Beatriz Hadadee Maia in the second round.
In addition, in the first round of the singles, both Hondama Mai and Naito Yuki lost, and in the doubles, the pair of Nao Hibino and a Canadian player, the pair of Makoto Ninomiya and Eri Hozumi, and Shuko Aoyama. Both the player and the Taiwan player pair were eliminated in the first round.
Naomi Osaka: 'I hope I'm not badly injured'
At the post-match press conference, Naomi Osaka commented on Daria Sabil, who withdrew from the race due to an injury, saying, "I thought it was a big deal to reveal that much pain. I myself have suffered a lot from injuries this year. She is young and I understand how she feels. I hope she is not seriously injured and I want her to come back and fight strong.” I looked back.
Regarding the fact that she played in front of an audience in Japan for the first time in a long time, she said, "It's been a long time since I've seen the fans, and I'm really grateful that they came to the venue despite the bad weather." said the word.
Regarding the second round, he said, "I don't have the final in mind. I want to play one game at a time. I want to concentrate on the next game."