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US Open: World number one Naomi Osaka knocked out

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Defending champion and world number one Naomi Osaka was knocked out of the ongoing US Open on Monday as she lost her fourth-round match 5-7, 4-6 against Belinda Bencic.

The match took place at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The first round was a closely fought affair as both players went back and forth to create pressure on each other. But Bencic was able to maintain her cool and wrapped up the set 7-5.

World number 12 Bencic carried on the winning momentum in the second set and she ended up winning the set 6-4.

Swiss tennis player Bencic received a walkover in the third round as opponent Anett Kontaveit suffered an injury.

 

Osaka had defeated 15-year-old Cori Gauff in the third round match.

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First Published: Sep 02 2019 | 11:20 PM IST

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