NEW YORK — Something is clearly not right.
Naomi Osaka was hoping to make a statement at the U.S. Open, hoping to get her game back on track after a rough year that has included pulling out of one Grand Slam tournament and deciding to skip another. But she had a complete meltdown Friday and was ousted by 18-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez, 5-7, 7-6, 6-4.
Osaka, who won the U.S. Open in 2018 and 2020, was playing in her first Grand Slam since pulling out of the French Open to take a mental-health break.
