Naomi Osaka qualifies for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo, Jun 14 (EFE) .- The tennis player Naomi Osaka, number two in the world, qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after the rankings of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) were published.
The listings automatically determine the classification to which will be the first Olympic Games of the acclaimed Japanese player.
The qualification process is based on the WTA rankings for women and ATP for men. For each gender, 56 players are classified in the individual competition.
Kei Nishikori, ranked 49th in the ATP ranking, and Yoshihito Nishioka, 56th in the rankings, will represent together with Naomi Osaka the national tennis team of the host country for the upcoming summer games.
The maximum number of tennis players admitted to the Olympic Games will be four per country for individual competitions and two more for doubles. For doubles competitions, 64 players will be accepted and 32 for mixed doubles.
Five tournaments will be held in Tokyo 2020, featuring women’s singles, men’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
Last May, the four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka left the Roland Garros Tournament in Paris, claiming to feel anxious and vulnerable in the face of the media.
The tennis player withdrew from the competition after being fined 15,000 euros for not attending a press conference during the tournament.
In 2019, Osaka renounced US citizenship to represent Japan at the Olympic Games, although in recent months she has been cautious about whether or not to hold the event in the middle of the pandemic.
“Of course I want the Olympic Games to be held, but I think many important things are happening,” he said last May, so his final participation in the international competition remains to be confirmed.
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