Women’s Draw at 2015 US Open Is Wide Open Behind Serena Williams

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Published: September 4, 2015

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Serena Williams remains the clear favorite to win the 2015 U.S. Open. However, a slew of early upsets presents some unexpected openings for the rest of the field.

Seven of the top 10 seeds are gone after just two rounds.

Maria Sharapova, seeded No. 3, withdrew before the tournament started. Lucie Safarova (No. 6), Ana Ivanovic (No. 7), Karolina Pliskova (No. 8) and Carla Suarez Navarro (No. 10) all lost in the first round.

Garbine Muguruza (No. 9) fell to Johanna Konta in the longest women's match in U.S. Open history. Petra Cetkovska upset Caroline Wozniacki (No. 4) in a three-set thriller that lasted past midnight.   

This leaves Williams, Petra Kvitova and Simona Halep as the only top-10 seeds to advance to the third round. 

It's difficult to gauge whether this dismal showing by the WTA Tour's top players represents parity or an anomaly. Regardless, some new faces are getting career-altering opportunities. 

American Shelby Rogers, 22, is into the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career. Although she knows Halep, her next opponent, will be difficult, Rogers is excited to get a shot at the No. 2 player. In a post-match press conference Rogers spoke about a lifetime of hard work leading up to this moment:

That's why we play the sport. That's why we try to win each match, is to get to the further rounds and play the bigger players. I'm really excited. I just hope to bring my A-game. I'm going to fight like crap to win every point. Just enjoy the experience, you know. It's been an incredible couple weeks for me already, so... Yeah, just enjoying every moment out there.

Nineteen-year-old Anett Kontaveit (No. 152) is such a fresh face on the WTA Tour that she doesn't even have a picture in her bio. Yet she has a chance to make it through to the fourth round. Coming into this tournament, Kontave...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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