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20210531 Monday

Stilted 誇張した 大げさ unnatural

Osaka could have been fined up to $20,000 after Sunday’s win, according to the grand-slam rulebook, but the penalty was probably reduced by a quarter because she did at least give a stilted and unilluminating on-court interview in the moments after the match.

On behalf of 代わりとして

 Instead, she received a bouquet of flowers on behalf of her mother Tamaki, as Sunday is Mother’s Day in France.

bemoan 嘆く

As the row developed on Sunday, there were further social-media interventions from Piers Morgan – who said “Get over yourself @naomiosaka – playing the mental health card to avoid legitimate media scrutiny is pathetic” – and from Stephen Fry, who bemoaned the proposed ban with the words “Damn you, tennis establishment.”