Naomi Osaka Ogah Jadi Petenis Putri Nomor 1 Dunia Lagi, Kenapa?

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Editor:

  • Naomi Osaka tidak terlalu menargetkan posisi petenis nomor satu dunia untuk saat ini.
  • Petenis Jepang-Haiti tersebut enggan memforsir fisiknya hanya demi posisi nomor satu dunia.
  • Naomi Osaka lebih selektif dalam memilih turnamen yang ingin diikuti.

SKOR.id - Pernah menduduki peringkat nomor satu dunia tidak membuat Naomi Osaka berambisi kembali meraih takhta yang hilang tersebut.

Dua tahun lalu, Naomi Osaka berhasil menjadi nomor satu dunia setelah kampiun di US Open 2018 dan Australian Open 2019.

Dan kini petenis keturunan Jepang-Haiti tersebut berstatus peringkat kedua dunia setelah juara di Australian Open 2021 pada Januari lalu.

Dengan catatan tersebut tentu posisi terbaik dunia, yang saat ini dipegang Ashleigh Barty, seharusnya menjadi target yang cukup ideal untuk Osaka.

Sayangnya, petenis 23 tahun tersebut memiliki ambisi lain yang berseberangan dengan posisi nomor satu dunia.

"Saya bukannya menghina orang yang berstatus nomor dunia karena pernah di posisi tersebut, justru sebaliknya, saya merasa sangat terhormat," ucap Osaka dalam konferensi pers Miami Open 2021 dilansir oleh Tennis World USA.

"Namun, pikiran saya justru mandek ketika memikirkan apa yang bisa terjadi (nomor satu dunia)," katanya melanjutkan.

"Satu hal yang ada di pikiran saya hanyalah menghadapi pertandingan berat dan menang satu per satu."

 

Bagi Osaka, fokus mengejar poin untuk menjadi nomor satu dunia hanya akan memforsir fisiknya lebih besar lagi yang justru menjadi bumerang baginya.

Untuk itulah, petenis yang juga aktivis ini memilih untuk memilah setiap turnamen yang akan diikutinya agar mampu memberikan penampilan maksimal di setiap babaknya.

"Untuk saat ini, bagaimanapun juga, saya tidak bilang bahwa itu (nomor satu dunia) bukan tujuan saya. Namun, saya belajar bahwa tidak bertanding terlalu banyak adalah pilihan terbaik," ujar Osaka mengakui.

"Saya bukan orang yang haus akan banyak pertandingan untuk bisa mengikuti permainan. Justru hal tersebut malah berefek sebaliknya bagi saya."

"Saya hanya akan membahayakan diri sendiri jika bermain terlalu banyak turnamen dari yang seharusnya."

Saat ini Osaka tengah bertanding di Masters 1000 Miami Open 2021 dan berhasil mengamankan tiket perempat final.

Pada Kamis (1/4/2021) dini hari nanti, Osaka akan berhadapan dengan petenis Yunani, Maria Sakkari, untuk memberebutkan tiket empat besar.

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