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Two-time champion and wildcard Naomi Osaka made a winning return to the U.S. Open Tennis Championship on Tuesday as the Japanese eased past world No. 10 Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 6-3, 6-2 in the women’s first round. The former world No. 1 Osaka, back at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for the first time since returning from maternity leave, needed only 1 hour and 4 minutes to prevail in a solid outing, committing only five unforced errors compared to 21 from Ostapenko. “I was trying not to cry when I was walking out,” a tearful Osaka said on the court after the match on her return to …

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