Defending women’s champ Kerber out in 1st round at US Open

The sixth-seeded German is out of the tournament and on her way out of the top 10 after being beaten by Naomi Osaka of Japan 6-3, 6-1 in one of the only completed matches on a rainy Tuesday. Not since Svetlana Kuznetsova lost in the first round in 2005 had …
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