Wakanosho Gets First Win Since Returning From Injury; Tomokaze Falls to 0-3
Juryo Wakanosho (Minatogawa), 23, who sat out two straight basho with a right leg injury, beat Tomokaze (Nakamura) by oshidashi on Day 3 for his first win since coming back, and is 1-2, Nikkan Sports reports. 'For now I stopped the losing streak, so that's good,' he said. His stablemaster Minatogawa (ex-ozeki Takakeisho) told him to 'go in fired up like always.' His body is moving, and the injury is 'fine,' he said. He suffered a bone bruise in his right femur at the July basho, withdrew partway through, and missed all of September.
Sports Hochi says Tomokaze thrust forward from the tachi-ai and went for his favorite hatakikomi, but Wakanosho seemed to read it and followed him out. 'Moved forward? It can't be helped. Three straight losses? It's just starting. I don't think anything of it. I've shaken it off,' Tomokaze said. He trained well before the basho, he added, 'but just training doesn't count if the results don't come.'
Sources: Yahoo! Japan Sports (Nikkan Sports) · Yahoo! Japan Sports (Sports Hochi)