On a wet night time in New York, Osaka was overwhelmed by American Danielle Collins in straight units — 7-6(5) 6-3 — whereas defending champion Emma Raducanu fell to Alizé Cornet.

Raducanu, 19, shocked the world by successful her first grand slam at Flushing Meadows final yr, however she’s struggled to seek out related kind ever since.

The expertise and depth of the skilled Cornet proved an excessive amount of for her as she was defeated in straight units — 6-3 6-3.

“This one clearly hurts a bit as a result of it is my favourite match and there are quite a lot of feelings prior to now yr,” she instructed reporters after the defeat.

“I am proud for placing myself on the market each match, day-after-day, understanding I am pushing myself to be the very best I can.”

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Raducanu will fall down the rankings after a irritating yr which has been affected by accidents and adjustments in her teaching employees.

The teenager has struggled to return to phrases with life on the total WTA Tour however did present flashes of high quality that secured her maiden grand slam title simply 12 months in the past.

Cornet was merely in higher kind and is now no stranger to huge outcomes on the slams, having beforehand overwhelmed the likes of Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon.

The Frenchwoman now holds the Open-era report for essentially the most consecutive grand slam appearances, having appeared within the earlier 63.

“I feel I am dealing with my feelings higher,” Cornet instructed reporters after the match. “I assume I am getting previous — extra mature. It exhibits in my outcomes. I am 32 — higher late than by no means.”

Danielle Collins shakes hands with Naomi Osaka after defeating her in the first round.

‘She positively whooped me the final time’

Osaka suffered the same expertise as Raducanu however this time by the hands of the proficient Collins.

The world No. 19 had by no means even received a set in opposition to Osaka in all of their earlier three conferences however powered previous the four-time grand slam champion this time.

“Whenever you lose to somebody 3 times, you get quite a lot of info on what you are able to do higher,” Collins instructed reporters.

“With Naomi being the participant that she is, she positively whooped me the final time. I simply needed to be taught from that and make changes and I feel I did that.”

Osaka, a two-time US Open champion, was unseeded on this yr’s occasion and is at the moment ranked forty fourth on the planet.

Fighting momentum and kind, she was in all probability an underdog coming into the primary spherical however gave a powerful efficiency regardless of the defeat.

Collins will now play Spanish qualifier Cristina Bucșa within the subsequent spherical whereas Cornet faces Katerina Siniaková.