Sports
World no. 2 in tennis Osaka eliminated from Tokyo Olympics
Osaka loses to Marketa Vondrousova in 3rd round of women's singles to exit Games
Can Erozden |
27.07.2021 - Update : 28.07.2021
ANKARA
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka was eliminated from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics over a loss to her Czech opponent Marketa Vondrousova on Tuesday.
Second-seeded Osaka, who is a four-time Grand Slam winner, lost against Vondrousova 2-0 with the sets of 6-1, 6-4 in the third round match of women's singles at Ariake Tennis Centre Court to exit the Games.
Vondrousova will face Spain's Paula Badosa or Nadia Podoroska of Argentina in the quarterfinals.
Osaka, 23, lit the Olympic cauldron at the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony on Friday.
Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.
