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Naomi Osaka insists she can still win a fifth Grand Slam title despite seeing another good opportunity pass her by with a Wimbledon quarter-final loss.

The Japanese star lifted the last of her four major trophies at the 2021 Australian Open and raised hopes of ending that five-year wait when she downed world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the last 16 at the All England Club.

But Osaka could not back that performance up, slipping to a 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 loss to Czech 10th seed Karolina Muchova.

It was her latest disappointing defeat in the latter stages of a Grand Slam tournament, after losing to Amanda Anisimova in last year’s US Open semi-finals.

“I know my results don’t show it, but whenever I play a Slam, my intention is to win,” said Osaka, who had never before got past the Wimbledon third round.