Tennis champion Naomi Osaka, one of the biggest stars at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, made a surprise early exit, losing to Markéta Vondroušová in the third round.“This is a very big story,” stunned Mary Carillo said during Olympic Channel’s live broadcast of the match, which Osaka lost in straight sets, 6:1 6:4. “The woman who lit the cauldron on Friday night here in Tokyo is out of the tournament.”Osaka, one of the most recognizable global names in sport right now, was chosen for the last leg of the torch relay in one of the highlights of the opening ceremony on Friday.
Representing Japan, she was one of host country’s biggest medal hopes at the postponed Olympics.For four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka, this was her first tournament since
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