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Darren Ward
Well done Naomi......
Ash seemed a little bit flat.......alot of unforced errors.
Take nothing away from Sara though....hope she progresses further.
fxgai
Dominant performance by Osaka, Barty didn’t look like she really cared to be there and did more to lose than her opponent had to do to win.
The other big result was lowly ranked NIshikori’s win over Rublev. Go Kei! Maybe Tokyo 2020 will be his tournament?
ShinkansenCaboose
When she said NihaoMa to Zheng after the match was in her favor I was sent a shivering spine up to my backbone. Congrats.
ulysses
Good for Naomi, though it wasn’t the best of performances.
Hope she wins the gold.
I just loved how politely she greeted Zheng after the match. She really is a role model!!!
socrateos
I am for Naomi all the way.
kwatt
Outside is too hot to play games. Athletes must win the heat first out there.
lostrune2
That's why her match was suspiciously moved from Saturday to Sunday - so she can be at the Opening Ceremony
Fighto!
And the "experts" said she couldn't handle pressure.
Goes to show just how much the haters know.
Go Naomi!!
tamanegi
Nice win and welcome home Naomi!
Sorry about Ash losing but she's had a lot of travel and tennis lately.
Blacklabel
Very chatty to the press when Olympic sponsors are involved.
Dr.Cajetan Coelho
It's Faster, Stronger, Higher, Together. Japanese athletes have arrived well-prepared to make Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games a memorable experience.
snowymountainhell
"More than anything else I'm just focused on playing tennis," Osaka said. - Hopefully, this will become ‘Her mantra’ and less about the ‘optics’ her ‘handlers’ were forcing here to embrace.
Bart Fargo
Like her trainer mentioned in her Netflix show, the only way for this to be successful is for her to win it. I hope she does! Such a unique and talented person!
snowymountainhell
Sponsors couldn’t have staged a better photo than the one captured naturally here.
Brian Wheway
Welcome back Naomi! this was not just a comfertable win, she destroyed Zheng.
I like the way she did her hair and top as well, very fitting.
Pukey2
Was Barty asleep?