World number one Kento Momota said he was lifted by the crowd and can't wait to return for the Tokyo Olympics after he sealed a home singles sweep at the Japan Open.
Momota and Akane Yamaguchi gave Japan their first ever sweep of the men's and women's singles titles on Sunday, raising Japanese hopes a year out from the 2020 Games.
Momota, last year's champion, has now won 10 matches in a row at the venue that will host the Olympic badminton tournament.
"I felt great as I heard a lot of applause and the court is great, too," Japan's Daily Sports quoted the world champion as saying.
"I want to play (next year) to entertain them at this venue so that I can return the favour," he said.
The win came after Momota made a second-round exit at the Indonesia Open in Jakarta as top seed and defending champion.
"I didn't get good results last week and I wasn't confident of a repeat," Momota said, according to Kyodo news agency.
"But so many people were rooting for me, and thanks to all of you I was able to win. I hope to keep working hard knowing that I have that support."
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