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US Open: Karolina Pliskova crashes out in Round 2
Updated On: 04 September, 2020 07:08 AM IST | New York | AFP
Top seed Karolina shocked by World No. 50 Caroline Garcia in second round
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Karolina Pliskova is dejected after losing a point to Caroline Garcia at the US Open in New York on Wednesday. PICs/AFP
France's Caroline Garcia produced the biggest upset of the US Open on Wednesday, sending top seed Karolina Pliskova tumbling out of the tournament.
Garcia, the World No. 50, scored one of the biggest wins of her career with a 6-1, 7-6 (7/2) second-round victory at Louis Armstrong Stadium. Garcia's 1hr 33min victory sends her into a third round meeting on Friday with American 28th seed Jennifer Brady.
Attacking strategy
Garcia—whose talent propelled her to fourth in the world rankings in September 2018 before a protracted slump sent her sliding down the standings in 2019—attacked Pliskova from the outset. She raced into a 5-0 lead after scoring two early service breaks before taking the first set. Although Pliskova improved in the second, she was unable to find the crucial service break when it mattered, and was unable to convert a set point in the second to level the match.
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