Osaka Eliminated in Women's Singles Third Round at Tennis Tournament
Lost 0-2 to World Ranking 42nd Marketa Vondrousova
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Naomi Osaka (Japan), who lit the final torch at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, failed to advance to the women's singles quarterfinals in tennis. On the 27th, she lost 0-2 (1-6, 4-6) to Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic), ranked 42nd in the world, in the third round held at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo, Japan.
Osaka is a tennis star ranked 2nd in the world. She has won four major singles titles, including the US Open in 2018 and 2020, and the Australian Open in 2019 and this year. Although she was considered a strong gold medal contender in this tournament, she was eliminated early.
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The women's singles event in this tournament has seen many upsets. World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty (Australia) was defeated in the first round, and other top-ranked players such as Aryna Sabalenka (3rd, Belarus), Iga Swiatek (8th, Poland), and Petra Kvitova (13th, Czech Republic) have also been eliminated one after another.
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