Venus Williams, Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu suffer straight set loses in 1st round of US Open

Venus Williams, Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu suffer straight set loses in 1st round of US Open

The former U.S. Open champions are out of the tournament.

Naomi Osaka identifies reason for disappointing US Open first round loss

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka admitted she felt she played "a bit too defensively" versus Danielle Collins during her US Open first round match.Osaka, who captured her first Grand Slam title at 2018 US Open, exited this year's tournament in the first round after Collins handed her a 7-6 (5) 6-3 loss. After yet another early tournament exit, Osaka acknowledged that this year hasn't been really great for her."I mean, I kind of thought …

Defending champion Emma Raducanu and Naomi Osaka both lose in US Open first round

"This one obviously hurts a bit because it's my favorite tournament and there are a lot of emotions in the past year," Raducanu told reporters after the defeat.

Defending champion Emma Raducanu and Naomi Osaka both lose in US Open first round

"This one obviously hurts a bit because it's my favorite tournament and there are a lot of emotions in the past year," Raducanu told reporters after the defeat.

Defending champion Emma Raducanu and Naomi Osaka both lose in US Open first round

"This one obviously hurts a bit because it's my favorite tournament and there are a lot of emotions in the past year," Raducanu told reporters after the defeat.

Defending champion Emma Raducanu and Naomi Osaka both lose in US Open first round

"This one obviously hurts a bit because it's my favorite tournament and there are a lot of emotions in the past year," Raducanu told reporters after the defeat.