Two-time champion Naomi Osaka hopes being seeded at the U.S. Open for the first time in four years will enhance her chances of recapturing her form of old on the biggest stage.
Osaka, a winner in New York in 2018 and 2020, advanced to the second round with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Belgium's Greet Minnen on Tuesday.
Osaka, a former world No. 1, has not gone beyond the last 32 of a Grand Slam since capturing the last of her four major titles at the 2021 Australian Open.
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