27 January
Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka says she is happy, but also surprised about winning the women's singles title at the Australian Open.
Osaka spoke to reporters in Melbourne on Sunday, a day after she defeated Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the tournament final and won her second straight Grand Slam. The victory sent her to the top of the women's singles world rankings.
Osaka said being the world's No. 1 female tennis player means a lot to her. She said that was one of her goals when she was growing up. Asked what food she wanted to eat most, Osaka smiled and said "katsudon," a bowl of rice topped with a fried pork cutlet. She said she had the dish in Tokyo in November after winning the US Open and it was very good.
Osaka will return to the United States, where she is based, and take part in a tour in Qatar next month.—NHK
