Belinda Bencic, the Olympic singles champion at Tokyo 2020 and the 13th favorite at the 2022 US Open, was knocked out in the third round at Flushing Meadows.

Bencic lost to Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 4-6, 3-6. The game lasted 2 hours and 28 minutes.

The Swiss reached the semifinals of the US Open 2019, which was her best result at the American Grand Slam tournaments.

“It was a tough match and I’m very disappointed. But at the end of the day, any defeat is very hard, especially at a Grand Slam.” – Belinda Bencic.

The result of the match between Belinda Bencic and Karolina Pliskova

Know:

• Only four players from the TOP-10 WTA are playing at the US Open at the moment: Iga Svitek (1), Ons Jaber (5), Aryna Sabalenko (6) and Jessica Pegula (8).

Results of the day at the US Open 2022

J. Pegula (8) – Yu. Yuan 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-0

D. Collins (19) – A. Cornet 6-4, 7-6(9)

P. Kvitova (21) – H. Muguruza 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(10)

V. Azarenka (26) – P. Martych 6-3, 6-0

I. Svyatek (1) – L. Davis 6-3, 6-4

K. Plishkova (22) – B. Bencic (13) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3

A. Sabalenka (6) – K. Burel 6-0, 6-2

J. Niemeyer – K. Zheng 6-4, 7-6(5).

US Open 2022 Women’s Draw Schedule

Iga Svyatek (1) – Jules Niemeyer (108 WTA)

Petra Kvitova (21) – Jessica Pegula (8)

Victoria Azarenka (26) – Karolina Plishkova (22)

Daniel Collins (19) – Aryna Sabalenko (6)

Shuai Zhang (36 WTA) – Coco Gauff (12)

Caroline Garcia (17) – Alison Riske (29)

Ons Zhaber (5) – Veronika Kudermetova (18)

Lyudmila Samsonova (35 WTA) – Ayla Tomlyanovich (46 WTA).