Osaka Naomi Preparing For The Olympics
Tennis star Osaka Naomi says she is now getting ready to play in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, and her Japanese citizenship is a big motivation.
In an email exchange with NHK, Osaka says she is preparing herself little by little so she can be at the top of her game for the Olympics.
She says she is proud to be able to represent Japan.
In May, Osaka withdrew from this year's French Open after rejecting media appearances during the tournament.
In a twitter post, she wrote that she had suffered long bouts of "depression." That triggered global concern about her mental health.
In the recent email to NHK, she says she's had bouts of "anxiety" since she won the US Open in 2018, earning global attention.
Osaka says she's recently been spending a lot of time with her family, and she's feeling calm and refreshed, both physically and mentally.
She started practicing again late last month.