Naomi Osaka's Olympics hopes dashed by surprising exit

Japanese tennis star says it 'sucks' not to have won a medal

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Naomi Osaka was cruising towards a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics before being knocked out in the third round. © Reuters

MASAKO HARA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Few athletes are lucky enough to see an Olympics held at home once in their lifetime, and only a handful have ever been in a position to compete in the Games, let alone win a medal.

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