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t's over for Osaka! Tokyo Olympics' poster girl Naomi is STUNNED in just the third round and admits the pressure got to her with 'the scale of everything being hard' after defeat by Marketa Vondrousova
Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | July 27, 2021 | Nathan Salt

Posted on 07/27/2021 4:49:30 AM PDT by Cecily

Naomi Osaka's bid to become the first Japanese player ever to win tennis Olympic gold came to a abrupt halt as she was beaten in straight sets by Marketa Vondrousova in the last-16.

The Games was Osaka's first tournament since withdrawing from both the French Open and Wimbledon, citing her struggles with depression and anxiety. She had lit the cauldron in the opening ceremony last week and was Japan's poster girl of their home Olympics.

Osaka, the world No 2 and a four-time Grand Slam champion, was considered the tennis tournament favourite once Wimbledon champion and world No 1 Ash Barty suffered a shock round one exit but she admitted pressure got to her today.

Vondrousova, who reached the final of the French Open in 2019, was ruthless in her execution and having took the first set 6-1 in just 24 minutes, she held her nerve in the second set to run out 6-1, 6-4 winner.

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To: Cecily
Another loss for the BLM gang.

Yep, her, the gymnast, the NBA losers, all going down.

61 posted on 07/27/2021 6:25:39 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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To: jacknhoo
Naomi Osaka made sure Black lives mattered at the US Open

Aren't athletes spending a lot of effort, money, and time to make sure nothing and no one gets in their heads? This one made sure to start pre-psyched out.

62 posted on 07/27/2021 6:25:49 AM PDT by Stentor ( )
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To: Stentor

And the IOC basically demanded that she be the one to light the Olympic Flame.


63 posted on 07/27/2021 6:28:46 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SmokingJoe

https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/tokyo-olympics/all-about-simone-biles-olympic-gymnastics-goat

She won four golds at the last games.


64 posted on 07/27/2021 6:45:51 AM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: ealgeone

SHE labeled herself that? Got a source for that? Lots of guys pulling stuff out of their ass on this thread.


65 posted on 07/27/2021 6:46:57 AM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: bigdaddy45

We are talking about Naomi Osaka here right?


66 posted on 07/27/2021 6:48:02 AM PDT by SmokingJoe ( )
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To: SmokingJoe

Osaka has never won any Olympic medals. She did get to start the fire in the Olympic “CAULDRON”, which is fitting for the liberal witch, but not because of her tennis abilities but because of her wokeness, mental depression and outspoken hatred for America,


67 posted on 07/27/2021 7:05:08 AM PDT by Toespi
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To: Toespi
Osaka has never won any Olympic medals. She did get to start the fire in the Olympic “CAULDRON”, which is fitting for the liberal witch, but not because of her tennis abilities but because of her wokeness, mental depression and outspoken hatred for America,

She also stated she hated Japan. She could have also chosen to represent Haiti in the Olympics, why didn't she?

68 posted on 07/27/2021 7:13:02 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

She is nuts, seriously. She hates America because it is genocidal, yet lives here, no idea why she hates Japan, but she still plays tennis under their flag and has not lived there since she was a toddler. She considers herself “black” but the only thing that makes her black is her Haitian father, yet she never mentions the vile, murderous, racist Haiti, a truly genocidal country.


69 posted on 07/27/2021 7:23:49 AM PDT by Toespi
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To: bigdaddy45
https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a36698899/simone-biles-goat-leotard-interview-2021/

. Don’t doubt me.

70 posted on 07/27/2021 7:45:13 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: Toespi

You pretty much cover it.
Can’t stand her.


71 posted on 07/27/2021 7:48:26 AM PDT by SmokingJoe ( )
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To: SmokingJoe

No. The thread devolved (evolved?) into a discussion on Simone Biles. Naomi Osaka is a SJW and I have no sympathy for her.


72 posted on 07/27/2021 8:04:46 AM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: House Atreides
I thought that regular exercise and a good diet were antidotes to anxiety and depression. As an athlete, I imagine she has both going for her.

Being Black in Japan and being expected to hate the country that gave her the opportunities she now enjoys may be a bigger factor.

73 posted on 07/27/2021 8:14:39 AM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

These games were supposed to take place last year.


74 posted on 07/27/2021 8:41:52 AM PDT by NCC-1701 ((You have your fear, which might become reality; and you have Godzilla, which IS reality.))
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

Some of these athletes seem to be getting some poor mental coaching. Why do they have mental health, anxiety and depression issues at this level? Part of being a top athlete is being prepared to handle the pressure of competition and the glare of publicity.


75 posted on 07/27/2021 9:19:21 AM PDT by Cecily
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To: dfwgator

“She could have also chosen to represent Haiti in the Olympics, why didn’t she?”

Excellent question. And why isn’t her $14,000,000 mansion located there? Hmmmmmmmmmmm.


76 posted on 07/27/2021 9:36:17 AM PDT by utax
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To: Mogger

Grow up. What a racist comment.

Good grief.


77 posted on 07/27/2021 4:15:38 PM PDT by Fury
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To: Cecily


Ha Ha!
78 posted on 07/27/2021 9:41:49 PM PDT by Trillian
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