Japan's Osaka Sweeps Into Third Round At Olympics
Muhammad Rameez Published July 26, 2021 | 08:40 AM
Tokyo, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Jul, 2021 ) :Home favourite Naomi Osaka stepped up her quest for Olympic gold on Monday as she eased into third round of the Tokyo Games tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic.
The Japanese star was playing for the second time in as many days after her first match was put back 24 hours, with Osaka given the honour of lighting the Olympic cauldron in Friday's opening ceremony.
Osaka earned the first break of the match to take a 5-3 lead, saving a break point with an emphatic smash in the following game as she served out to take the first set.
The second seed broke the 50th-ranked Golubic twice in a row to begin the second set, pocketing seven straight games before clinching victory in 65 minutes.
She will meet the winner between 2019 French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova and Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu for a place in the quarter-finals.
Osaka is the highest-ranked player left in the draw following the shock exit of world number one and Wimbledon champion Ashleigh Barty in the first round.
Recent Stories
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 10 May 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 10 May 2024
London, Frankfurt stocks hit record highs on rate-cut hopes
May 9 culprits must be brought to logical end: Hanif Abbasi
Sanchez escapes through dust and gravel for nervy Giro triumph
Balochistan Assembly passes resolution to condemn May 9 attacks
Spain govt vows to block hostile BBVA bid for rival bank
NADRA holds open court to resolve public issues in Quetta
In south Brazil, race on to deliver aid ahead of new storms
Appeals against cipher case verdict adjourned till May 15
PIPS collaborates with CfP to enhance technological, educational infrastructure
China launches new satellite
More Stories From Sports
-
Sanchez escapes through dust and gravel for nervy Giro triumph
11 hours ago -
Wolfsburg win 10th straight women's German Cup final
12 hours ago -
Pakistan , Ireland to lock horns in first T20I match tomorrow
12 hours ago -
Pakistan takes on Ireland in inaugural T20I series on Friday
13 hours ago -
Meeting reviews arrangements for Shandur Polo Festival
13 hours ago -
Mbappe gets ready to say goodbye as PSG digest Champions League exit
13 hours ago
-
Nadal squeezes past qualifier Bergs in Rome opener
15 hours ago -
RSO Hazara organises regional athletics championship on World Athletic Day
15 hours ago -
Crespo-Kewell Champions League rivalry renewed in Asian final
17 hours ago -
28th edition of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Open Golf Championship-2024 begins
19 hours ago -
PBCC gearing up to host 4th T20 Blind Cricket World Cup
19 hours ago -
Pak Taekwondo teams to participate in Asian C'ships
20 hours ago