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TOKYO Naomi Osaka is back playing tennis, still winning and also talking to the media again.
The Japanese superstar who lit the Olympic cauldron defeated 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday at the Tokyo Games in her first match in nearly two months.
Osaka hadn t played since she withdrew from the French Open in May to take a mental health break, revealing that she has dealt with depression. She then sat out Wimbledon.
Naomi Osaka makes her return in Tokyo Olympics tennis opener Share Updated: 3:55 AM CDT Jul 25, 2021 By ANDREW DAMPF, Associated Press
Naomi Osaka makes her return in Tokyo Olympics tennis opener Share Updated: 3:55 AM CDT Jul 25, 2021
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The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 3:55 AM CDT Jul 25, 2021 By ANDREW DAMPF, Associated Press Naomi Osaka is back playing, still winning, and also talking to the media again.The Japanese superstar who lit the Olympic cauldron defeated 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday in her first match in nearly two months.Osaka hadn t played since she withdrew from the French Open in May to take a mental health break, revealing that she has dealt with depression. She then sat out Wimbledon.Osaka stopped to talk with reporters afterward, having said in Paris that she experiences “huge waves of anxiet
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Osaka wins her opening tennis match at Olympics
Naomi Osaka made quick work of her first match in nearly two months. The Japanese superstar who lit the Olympic cauldron eased past 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the tennis tournament at the Tokyo Games.
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TOKYO (AP) Naomi Osaka is back playing, still winning, and also talking to the media again.
The Japanese superstar who lit the Olympic cauldron defeated 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday in her first match in nearly two months.
Naomi Osaka is back playing, still winning, and also talking to the media again.
The Japanese superstar who lit the Olympic cauldron defeated 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday in her first match in nearly two months.
Osaka hadn t played since she withdrew from the French Open in May to take a mental health break, revealing that she has dealt with depression. She then sat out Wimbledon.
Osaka stopped to talk with reporters afterward, having said in Paris that she experiences “huge waves of anxiety” before meeting with the media and that she would be skipping news conferences.