Second seed Sloane Stephens dumped out of Washington Open
Second seed Sloane Stephens has been knocked out of the Washington Open after a shock defeat to Andrea Petkovic.
The US Open champion had been expected to shine back on the WTA Tour hardcourts of her home country as she prepared for the defence of her title later this month.
However, German Petkovic stunned Stephens with a 2-6 6-4 6-2 win.
Top seed Carolina Wozniacki pulled out of the tournament on Tuesday with injury, meaning the Citi Open has lost both of its top two women’s seeds.
.@CaroWozniacki won’t feature at the @MubadalaSVC https://t.co/xQ3df3Cwwz
— Tennis365 (@T365Official) August 1, 2018
Stephes looked well-positioned comingin to the match following her straight sets opening match win over Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
Petkovic, though, proved a much more resilient foe, and she’ll now face either Belinda Bencic or Nao Hibino in the next round.
Latest
-
Kevin PalmerEXCLUSIVE – On the fifth anniversary of Britain’s Davis Cup win, captain Leon Smith reflects on a glorious year
On this day five years ago, Great Britain won the Davis Cup.
-
Tennis NewsNovak Djokovic ‘met the goal he set out at the beginning of the season’, says his coach
A good season for Novak Djokovic.
-
Tennis Top 10ATP top 10 prize-money earners in 2020: Novak Djokovic at No 1 with two surprise names on the list
Novak Djokovic sitting pretty at No 1.
-
WTA TourWTA to adopt ATP-style categories with events changed to WTA Masters, WTA 500, WTA 250?
Changes in line for WTA categories, according to a report.
-
Tennis NewsDominic Thiem hopes to emulate his coach and experience ‘incredible’ medal winning emotions at Olympics
Dominic Thiem sets sights on Tokyo Olympics.
-
Tennis NewsBritish tennis given a boost as the LTA agrees a new partnership with Dunlop
LTA ends challenging year on a high with Dunlop deal.
-
Kevin PalmerEXCLUSIVE – Davis Cup captain Leon Smith echoes Andy Murray views as he outlines his vision for tennis in 2021
Leon Smith hopes tennis can return to normal in 2021.
-
ATP TourDaniil Medvedev: ‘Inside of me there is a winner that maybe sometimes is a bit childish’
Daniil Medvedev determined to drop the antics.
-
ATP Tour‘We have so much fun together,’ says Dominic Thiem as he joins Roger Federer at 2021 Laver Cup
“I’m really excited to be a part of Team Europe.”
-
Tennis NewsHow ‘skinny guy’ Juan Martin del Potro ‘won’ Diego Maradona’s heart and made football icon ‘very happy’
Maradona shared a special relationship with ‘Martin’.