Naomi Osaka, the former No. 1 on the WTA circuit and the spark behind the Tokyo 2020 tournament, said yesterday after Japan secured a place in the Billie Jean King Cup final, “I'm glad I was able to play and do well. I want to win a medal,” he declared. She'll be in Paris in 2024 “if they let her.”
There are doubts about her being the only Asian to reach the top of the rankings, as she has missed at least two trips to her home country during the current Olympic cycle as required by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), which sanctiones her. This is based on the fact that he did not participate in the convocation. She will appeal to the ITF Olympic Committee.
Osaka's only representative won 6-2, 7-6 (5) against Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva last Saturday, helping the Japanese team pass for the first time to the final stage in Seville in November. did. 12th and 17th after the Olympics.
The four-time Grand Slam champion missed 15 months from 2022 to 2023 due to her pregnancy and birth of her first daughter Shai, but has not officially based her claim on motherhood or her “historic contribution” to Olympism. It is reasonable that it is based on She was the only tennis player in history to fan the sacred fire of Pebetero. Along these lines, Saturday praised the Olympics as a “festival of sport” that can “bring everyone together.”
The final announcement of the rankings, which will determine direct qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic squad, will take place on June 10, the Monday after Roland Garros. Osaka, who has expressed his intention to complete the Brick Dust season and earn a win, finished the week in 193rd place, far from the top 56 that would guarantee access. If that doesn't happen and her appeal is successful, she could receive an invitation from the ITF as a Grand Slam champion.
