Rei Sakamoto He bent his knees on the floor of the center court of Rod Laver Arena and made a gesture, with his racket, to draw his sword as if he were a samurai. That was his intention, as he emphasized himself by referring to his celebration as the new junior men’s singles champion at the Australian Open.
This is the history of Japanese tennis, the first to register its record in Melbourne, second in the Grand Slam afterwards Shintaro Mochizukithe best at Wimbledon 2019 and who at 20 years old occupies the 136th place in the world ranking.
Sakamoto came back from a set down and the Czech’s 27 aces Jan Kumstat to win 3-6, 7-6 (2) and 7-5 in 2h.11′.
His references are the double champion of the Australian Open Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori. “They inspired me a lot to pursue my big dream,” Sakamoto said.
Count Nishikoriwith the financial help of the Masaaki Morita Foundation, settled in the United States, at the IMG Academy in Brandenton (Florida), where he was with his iconic compatriot, who continues to fight injuries to regain the position. among the best.
It started when he was 6 years old Nagoya locally, with the help of his parents. “I was born to play tennis,” he announced.
Source: La Verdad
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