US Open: Naomi Osaka, Venus Williams and Elena Rybakina out

FIRST ROUND EXIT: Naomi Osaka, of Japan, returns a shot to Danielle Collins, of the United States, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in New York. Pic: AP Photo/Frank Franklin II

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina and twice U.S. Open winner Naomi Osaka were ousted in the opening round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York.

Rybakina became the latest top seed to exit the tournament after suffering a shock 6-4 6-4 defeat by French qualifier Clara Burel while Osaka, unseeded this year, lost 7-6(5) 6-3 to Australian open finalist Danielle Collins.