Wimbledon champion Rybakina knocked out of US Open first round

Clara Burel of France knocked out Elena Rybakina in the first round of Flushing Meadows. Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesFrenchwoman Clara Burel joined the growing list of giant-killing qualifiers at this year’s US Open as she toppled Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina 6-4 6-4 in the first round at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday.

Hot on the heels of Ukrainian Daria Snigur's win over twice Grand Slam winner Simona Halep and Colombian Daniel Galan's triumph over fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, the 131st ranked Burel produced an assured display to eliminate Rybakina. Kazakhstan's Rybakina squandered six of the seven break points she earned in the first set as she racked up 19 unforced errors.Burel broke the Russian-born Rybakina in the opening game of the second set and won more than three-quarters of her first-serve points under hot and humid conditions on day two of the hardcourt major.

Guys, why is your hard copy version leading its US Open coverage every day with Serena Williams? She’s been past it for several years.

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