Second-seeded Naomi Osaka of Japan lost to Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic at the Olympics. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDSMarketa Vondrousova celebrates her 6-1, 6-4 victory over Naomi Osaka during the women’s singles third round tennis event of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Coliseum. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS“I should be used to the pressure, but it’s stronger because of the break I took,” Naomi Osaka said. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDSKei Nishikori kept Japanese medal hopes alive defeating Marcos Giron. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDSKei Nishikori, who topped Andrey Rublev in his opener, will face Ilya Ivashka for a quarterfinal spot. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDSMaria Sakkari lost to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDSNewlywed Elina Svitolina, who skipped her honeymoon to play the Olympics, will play Camila Giorgi for a semifinal spot. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDSThird-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas avenged his Wimbledon loss to Frances Tiafoe with a straight-sets Olympics victory. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDSFrances Tiafoe of the U.S. serves against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, 27 July 2021. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDSNaomi Osaka of Japan (R) shakes hands with Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic (L) after Vondrousova upset Osaka at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, 27 July 2021. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS Belinda Bencic (front) and Viktorija Golubic (back) of Switzerland in action against Carla Suarez Navarro and Garbine Muguruza of Spain in the women’s doubles tennis second round match at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, 27 July 2021. EPA-EFE/LAURENT GILLIERON
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