The US Open’s No 1 seed, Karolina Pliskova, is out of the tournament after a 6-1, 7-6 (2) defeat to France’s Caroline Garcia in the second round. Pliskova summoned a single winner in a dismal first-set performance, trailing 5-0 and losing the set 6-1. Kvitova struggled on her serve in the first set, but improved in the second set to see off her Ukrainian opponent. I was hitting clearly, not that many mistakes.”A number of lower seeds also fell on Wednesday, with former French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova (No 12) losing 6-1, 6-2 to Aliaksandra Sasnovich. Shortly after Osaka’s 6-1, 6-2 win in Arthur Ashe Stadium came a congratulatory conversation by remote with her mother, who was shown on a courtside video screen.

Source: The Guardian September 02, 2020 22:41 UTC