At the Tokyo Olympics, she experienced the fear of sudden tension. “Even if you don’t think you’ll feel nervous, you can suddenly feel nervous. I experienced that fear in Tokyo. It’s not that seeing is believing, but even if you’ve experienced Tokyo, you can’t understand the Paris Olympics until you do it in Paris,” she said with a stern expression, and added, “To be honest, there is some pressure, but maybe it will disappear completely once I start playing. You won’t know until you actually do it. In a good way, you just have to enjoy the atmosphere of the place and not rely on your own senses.” Her first match at the Paris Olympics is mixed doubles. “I know that I have the best chance of winning a medal. I practiced again today, and I want to work on everything I can in the remaining two days so that I’m fully prepared no matter who I play against,” she said enthusiastically.

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