Head coach Ai Sugiyama of Japan's women's national and regional tennis team held a press conference ahead of the tournament and spoke of her aspirations, saying, "I want to do my best to become the top player in the world."
The regional qualifiers for the women's "Billie Jean King Cup" will be held next April in Asia and Oceania, and the men's "Davis Cup" will be held in Hyogo Prefecture in February against Japan. We have decided to play against Poland.
Prior to the tournament, the Japan Tennis Association held an online press conference on the 23rd, and was active in October with the women's coach Ai Sugiyama, who was active in winning the women's doubles in the four major tournaments three times during his active career. Go Soeda, the retired men's director, attended.
All of them have just joined the team as coaches from this month's training camp. Manager Sugiyama said, "It's a long way to go, but in the end, I want to reach the top of the world. There are many players with high potential, so I'll start with the individual world. I want to support you so that you can raise your ranking," he said enthusiastically.
Naomi Osaka, who is currently ranked 42nd in the world ranking, did not participate in this training camp. I was talking to
In addition, the men's coach Soeda said, "I want to do my best to win the Davis Cup eventually." He is the ace of Japan, so I want him to grow as a person who can lead the team."