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Danielle Collins has not played since July but the 19th-seeded American was back to her best in her first-round win over Naomi Osaka at the US Open.

Her run to the Australian Open final boosted her into the Top 10 and she could count herself as the standard-bearer for American tennis until Pegula overtook her in July. Her stunning stab lob at 4-4 in the first-set tiebreaker and another clutch desperation volley to save break point in the fourth game of the second set. Collins finished the match with 23 winners to 24 unforced errors. Despite her lack of momentum, Osaka played a strong match. Unseeded and ranked No.44, Osaka was the underdog on paper. She had not played since Lausanne in July and had lost her last three matches dating back to Roland Garros. But a double-fault and backhand error from Collins allowed Osaka to level at 4-4. And if there was any rust, Collins showed no signs of it. Jessica Pegula comes into this tournament as the top-ranked American, with Coco Gauff and Madison Keys as plausible title favorites. "When you lose to someone three times you get a lot of information on what you can do better," Collins said. Seeded No.19, Collins snapped her three-match losing streak with a powerful baseline display to earn her first win in four tries against Osaka. From there, the quality of shot-making rose with every game, with both women going toe-to-toe for power.

Danielle Collins, an American seeded 19th, defeated four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 7-6 (5), 6-3 in a big-hitting first-round matchup at the US ...

[Anett Kontaveit](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2059) of Estonia. [Amanda Anisimova](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3221), the No. 13 [Belinda Bencic](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2183) also advanced over [Andrea Petkovic](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=735), who is headed into retirement. 24 seed, lost to unseeded [Yulia Putintseva](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1802) 3-6, 3-6. 16 seed, fell to [Qinwen Zheng](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=6048) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. The others were 2004 champion [Svetlana Kuznetsova](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=379) and 2016 champion [Angelique Kerber](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=745). 9 [Garbine Muguruza](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2155) and No. [Jelena Ostapenko](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2195), the No. [Aryna Sabalenka](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3038), No. [Paula Badosa](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2731) got off to a rough start, but won a second-set tiebreaker en route to a three-set victory over [Lesia Tsurenko](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1726). 22 seed [Karolina Pliskova](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=740), the runner-up here in 2016, outlasted [Magda Linette](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1649) in a third-set tiebreaker 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (10-8), while No. Outhit in Arthur Ashe Stadium by another big hitter, [Danielle Collins](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3262), two-time US Open champion Osaka was left to contemplate a second consecutive first-round loss at a Grand Slam tournament.

Danielle Collins, who was the runners-up at this year's Australian Open, will now meet with Spain's Cristina Bucsa. | Tennis News.

Collins, who was the runners-up at this year's Australian Open, will now meet with Spain's Cristina Bucsa. The contest between the two started with Osaka taking a 3-0 lead. Naomi Osaka crashed out of US Open 2022 after losing her first-round match in women's singles to Danielle Collins of the United States in straight sets 6-7, 3-6.

Naomi Osaka, the 24-year-old former US Open champion, lost her opening match at the tournament in Queens to American-born Danielle Collins.

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She was eventually assisted off the court, retiring from her match against American Lauren Davis, trailing 6-4, 6-7 (7-3), 4-5. Alcaraz's US Open ended last year in a similar manner. Nor was the result. The other defending champions — if you believe in such constructs — who went home this quickly at the American Grand Slam tournament were Svetlana Kuznetsova, who won it in 2004, and Angelique Kerber, who won it in 2016 (and lost in the first round in 2017 to Naomi Osaka, who had yet to win any of her four major trophies). Osaka won the US Open in 2018 and 2020, and the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021. This season, she lost in the third round in Australia, the first round at the French Open, then sat out Wimbledon.

Two-time U.S. Open champion is sent packing in two sets for her second first-round exit at a major this year.

Collins converted two of three break points in the second set to keep Osaka from mounting a comeback. “I’m just really still kind of speechless in a way because I took the summer off,” Collins said. “I just kind of went for it, and hoped for the best.” Like Osaka, Collins took off most of the summer to deal with a string of injuries, playing just three matches since the French Open. I would say the sport is definitely very physical, but it’s kind of my job to stay on top of it.” The 24-year-old lost to another American, Amanda Anisimova, at the French Open before missing out on Wimbledon with a left Achilles’ injury.

The two-time US Open champion went down in straight sets, 7-6, 6-3, despite leading both sets by a break against Collins who made the Australian Open final ...

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Danielle Collins closes Tuesday's play in Arthur Ashe Stadium with a statement victory against two-time US Open champion Naomi Osaka.

It was a night to forget for two of tennis' biggest names as Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu both crashed out of the US Open first round on Tuesday.

"With Naomi being the player that she is, she definitely whooped me the last time. "I guess I'm getting old -- more mature. "I think I'm handling my emotions better," Cornet told reporters after the match.

Naomi Osaka, the 24-year-old former US Open champion, lost her opening match at the tournament in Queens to American-born Danielle Collins.

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American Danielle Collins defeated Naomi Osaka in straight sets in the first round of the US Open on Tuesday night as she eyes her first Grand Slam title.

[has two WTA singles](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/tennis) titles in her career and has never made it further than the third round of the U.S. [CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP](https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products) "I’m the type of person that thinks a lot, to the point where I overthink. [CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM](https://www.foxnews.com/sports) [defeated Osaka 7-6 (6), 6-3](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/tennis/us-open-tennis) at Flushing Meadows, snapping a three-match losing streak against her. I just had to learn from that and make adjustments and I think I did that."

The four-time Grand Slam champion lost in straight sets to the tournament's 19th-ranked player.

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Venus Williams was also eliminated in the first round on Tuesday.

1,504 in the world. Raducanu wasn't the only former US Open champion to fall in the first round. Van Uytvanck had an 1-8 career record at the US Open prior to Tuesday's match against Williams. 44 in the world rankings. It marks a tough stretch for Osaka, who also fell in the first round of the French Open earlier this year. Some big names have already exited the US Open much early than expected.

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