Olympics-Tennis-Surprise medallists as Osaka, Djokovic succumb to pressure


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 08 Aug 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Tennis - Women's Singles - Round 3 - Ariake Tennis Park - Tokyo, Japan - July 27, 2021. Naomi Osaka of Japan in action during her third round match against Marketa Vondrousova of Czech Republic REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

TOKYO (Reuters) - For Japan's Naomi Osaka, the Tokyo Games were a chance https://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-2020-ten-idCNL8N2OZ06Q to stage a victorious comeback on home turf after several weeks out of the spotlight to focus on her mental health.

And for world number one Novak Djokovic, it was attempting to achieve what no other man had: winning all four Grand Slams in a year plus Olympic gold.

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