Shelby Rogers pulled off one of the biggest wins of her career when she toppled Serena Williams 1-6, 6-4, 7-6(5) in the quarterfinals of the Top Seed Open in Lexington on Saturday. It looked like the top seed would make quick work of Rogers in the rain-delayed encounter after romping through the first set in 26 minutes. RELATED| Top seed Halep cruises into Prague Open semifinalsBut world number 116 Rogers kept her composure and got the better of Williams as the first meeting between the two big hitting Americans turned into a slugfest. Rogers sealed the win when Williams sent a backhand long on match point. Williams was hoping the tournament would help her to get into top form for the US Open, which starts on August 31.

Source: The Hindu August 15, 2020 05:03 UTC