Japanese Tennis Star Osaka Also Eliminated... No World No. 1, 2, or 3 in Quarterfinals

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Japanese tennis star Osaka Naomi (world ranking No. 2) was eliminated in the round of 16 of the women's singles tennis at the Tokyo Olympics.

On the 27th, Osaka lost 0-2 (1-6, 4-6) to Marketa Vondrousova (No. 42, Czech Republic) in the third round of the women's singles tennis held at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo, Japan.

With Osaka's elimination on this day, an upset occurred in the women's singles tennis as the No. 1 seed Ashley Barty (No. 1, Australia) was defeated in the first round, resulting in both the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds failing to reach the quarterfinals.

In this tournament's women's singles, top-ranked players such as Barty, Osaka, Aryna Sabalenka (No. 3, Belarus), Iga Swiatek (No. 8, Poland), and Petra Kvitova (No. 13, Czech Republic) were eliminated early.

Osaka, who was in charge of the final lighting of the torch at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony held on the 23rd, was considered a strong gold medal contender in this tournament but had to bow out just before the quarterfinals.