American Shelby Rogers staged a comeback for the ages fair right-searching world #1 Ashleigh Barty 6-2 1-6 7-6(5) on September 4 (local time) within the third round of the U.S. Open.
The 43rd-ranked Rogers recovered from a 5-2 deficit within the third space to push the affair into a tiebreak, securing one of the best upset of the match to this level in front of an electrical New York crowd interior Arthur Ashe Stadium.
“I factual tried to strive against for every level. That’s so cliche, I’m sorry. You guys were awesome. I didn’t settle on to leave,” acknowledged Rogers.
“I factual acknowledged, you know, create balls, try to carry on this match, can’t fetch any worse, you misplaced to her whenever. So, try one thing assorted.”
From 2-5 to 5-5, @shelby_rogers_ has the crowd on Ashe going loopy! pic.twitter.com/63hulYqakq
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 5, 2021
There had been early indicators of effort for Barty, who handed Rogers a spoil with four double faults within the third game, and got fewer than half of her first serves in as she committed 17 unforced errors at some stage within the precious space.
The Wimbledon champion chanced on her create within the 2d space, getting a valuable spoil within the fourth game with a forehand winner and again converting on spoil level within the sixth as Rogers whacked the ball into the internet.
Up two breaks within the final space, Barty seemed poised to toddle away with the arrangement shut nonetheless couldn’t dangle on as her stellar 2021 crashed to an end.
Procure it, Shelby!
Shelby Rogers upsets No. 1 Ash Barty in an exhilarating comeback in Ashe! #USOpen pic.twitter.com/bPkjsAfNlO
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 5, 2021
An astonished Rogers held her palms to her face as she clinched the match, defeating Barty for the precious time in six conferences.
“I was factual attempting to set within the level longer than Ash. She was going by my coast in actuality successfully tonight. I felt cherish the harder I hit the ball, the better she hit,” acknowledged Rogers, the single American lady last within the match.
.@Shelby_Rogers_ has no hobby in taking a uncover forward to her next match after beating the No. 1 player on this planet pic.twitter.com/Jz3YDrM4Tk
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 5, 2021
It was the 2d valuable upset of the females’s match at Flushing Meadows, after 18-year-ragged Leylah Fernandez defeated four-time Tremendous Slam winner Naomi Osaka on September 3.
Rogers will face Britain’s teen phenom Emma Raducanu within the fourth round.
