Naomi Osaka Tokyo Olympics Drops Completed Marketa Vondrousova 11 Break Focuses In The Match.
Japanese hotshot Naomi Osaka experienced an unexpected exit in her home Olympics as Czech Marketa Vondrousova procured a straight-set win in Tokyo. Osaka, 23, has been one of the essences of the Games in the Japanese capital and had the pleasure of lighting the Olympic cauldron in last week's initial service.
Yet, the four-time Grand Slam champion couldn't uphold that by winning an award, losing 6-1 6-4 to the world number 42 in the third round. Osaka's first competition after pulling out from the French Open in June, when she uncovered she had "experienced long episodes of sadness" since winning her first Grand Slam title in 2018.
Following noteworthy successes in the initial two rounds, Osaka appeared to be taking care of business pleasantly for a gold-decoration bid yet created 32 honest mistakes in a corroded execution against previous French Open finalist Vondrousova. The 22-year-old Czech hit 18 victors against ten simple mistakes as she changed over five of her 11 break focuses in the match.
Osaka's exit follows that of Australian favorite Ashleigh Barty in the first round, leaving the lady's singles to draw open. Ukrainian fourth seed Elina Svitolina is the most noteworthy positioned player left on the occasion. Vondrousova, 22, will play either Spain's Paula Badosa or Argentina's Nadia Podoroska in the last eight.