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Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka has clinched a first-round victory at the 2021 U.S. Open.
Osaka won two straight sets 6-4, 6-1 over 87th-ranked Marie Bouzková of the Czech Republic.
The victory marks Osaka’s first since she left major play on May 30 when she chose to not participate in a mandatory press conference after her first-round match at the French Open. She drew a $15,000 fine and later pulled out of competition at that event followed by her withdrawal from Wimbledon.
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