There was no shortage of surprises on the third day of the US Open: several favorites left the tournament at Flushing Meadows already in the second round. After Emma Reducanu (champion of the title) was eliminated in the first round, Leila Fernandez (another finalist last year) also did not go too far in this year’s Grand Slam table in New York.
US Open 2021 finalist Leila Fernandez loses in second round at Flushing Meadows
Only 19-year-old Fernandez (14th seed) was defeated in the second round by Ludmila Samsonova. The champion from Cleveland won after an hour and 46 minutes of play with a score of 6-3, 7-6(3).
Leila was unable to defend her points earned in the 2021 tournament and is currently ranked 38th in the WTA Live rankings (down 24 positions).
Grand Slam winner Barbora Krejcikova early exit from US Open 2022
Roland Garros 2021 champion Barbora Krejcikova (23rd favorite) has not impressed this year (at least in singles). The athlete from the Czech Republic lost after an hour and 51 minutes of the game to Oleksandra Krunich (96 WTA), the score 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Also in the second round, Annette Kontaveit (2nd seed) was defeated in three sets by Serena Williams, while Maria Sakkari (3) lost to China’s Xia Wang.
US Open 2022, results registered on Wednesday in the second round
Kateryna Alexandrova (28) vs. Peyton Stearns 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 (1st round)
Rebecca Marino vs. Daria Snigur 6-3, 7-6(5)
Zhang Shuai vs. Anna Karolina Shmidlova 7-5, 6-1
Madison Keys (20) vs. Camila Giorgi 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(6)
Corey Gauff (12) vs. Gabriela Ruse 6-2, 7-6 (4)
Caroline Garcia (17) vs. Anna Kalinska 6-3, 6-1
Alison Riske (29) vs Maria Camila Osorio 6-4, (5)6-7, 7-6(5)
Wang Xiu v Maria Sakkari (3) 3-6, 7-5, 7-5
Ons Jabert (5) vs. Elizabeth Mandlik 7-5, 6-2
Shelby Rogers (31) vs. Victoria Kuzmova 7-5, 6-1
Veronika Kudermetova (18) against Maryna Zanevska 6-2, 6-3
Dalma Galfi vs. Harriet Dart 6-4, 6-0
Lyudmila Samsonova vs. Leila Fernandes (14) 6-3, 7-6(3)
Aleksandra Krunic vs. Barbora Krejcikova (23) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Ayla Tomlyanovych against Yevgenia Rodina 1-6, 6-2, 7-5
Serena Williams vs. Annette Kontaveit (2) 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-2.
Source: Hot News RO
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