Japan's Osaka sweeps into third round at Olympics

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 26, 2021 12:25 pm

TOKYO: Home favorite 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 honor of lighting the Olympic cauldron in Friday's opening ceremony.

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