Japanese athlete Naomi Osaka has now arrived in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games. The tennis icon will be participating in her second Olympics following her maiden appearance in her homeland, in Tokyo, in 2021.
The athlete took a year-long hiatus in 2023 due to her pregnancy, but now, she is back on tour. In 2024, Osaka appeared in two quarter-finals, the Qatar Ladies Open and the Libema Open. Moreover, she also had an exceptional match against Iga Swiatek in the second round of the French Open. She almost defeated the reigning champion, but Swiatek made an impressive comeback and won the game.
On her preparations for the Games
Following her second-round exit at Wimbledon against Emma Navarro, Osaka made a trip to New York and practised on hard courts. This year, she will represent Japan at the tennis event on the clay courts of the Roland Garros grounds.
Osaka will play in the Olympics for the second time. The 2021 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year made history at the Tokyo Olympics as she became the first tennis player to light the Olympic cauldron.
Source: Sportskeeda