Osaka focuses on Olympics after Wimbledon KO

LONDON: Naomi Osaka rapidly switched her focus to the Paris Olympics after a chastening early exit from Wimbledon on Wednesday at the hands of America´s Emma Navarro.

The Japanese superstar, playing at the All England Club for the first time since 2019, went down 6-4, 6-1 in her second-round match on Centre Court in less than an hour.

The players were locked at 3-3 in the first set before the four-time Grand Slam champion lost her way. Osaka admitted she had been short of confidence.

“Honestly, I feel like even though in the beginning it was kind of like we were trading games, I don´t know why, I didn´t feel fully confident in myself,” she said. “I didn´t feel like I was playing that well. I guess, like, those doubts started trickling in a lot into my game. Obviously the second set wasn´t that great.”