ICYMI: Days after lighting the Olympic cauldron, Japan’s Naomi Osaka suffered a 6-1 6-4 loss to Czech Marketa Vondrousova at the women's tennis event Tokyo2020
The world number two was knocked out 6-1 6-4 by Czech Marketa Vondrousova in her first tournament since pulling out of the French Open in May, when she said she had been suffering from depression for almost three years.
"But I think I'm glad with how I played... with taking that break that I had. I've taken long breaks before and I've managed to do well. "Very sad, of course Naomi lost, and surprised. But I knew she had a lot of pressure, this is her first time Olympics and I know it's not easy," Nishikori said, adding that he would send Osaka a message via Whatsapp.The women's tennis event has now lost both of its top draw cards after world number one and Wimbledon champion Ash Barty was beaten in the first round.
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