America’s Shelby Rogers Knocks World No. 1 Ash Barty out of US Open

America’s Shelby Rogers Knocks World No. 1 Ash Barty out of US Open
Shelby Rogers of the USA after beating Ashleigh Barty of Australia on day six of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, on Sep. 4, 2021. Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY Sports
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NEW YORK—World No. 1 Ash Barty became the latest high-profile player to be ousted at the U.S. Open after the Australian suffered a third-round defeat to American Shelby Rogers on Saturday.

Forty-third-ranked Rogers staged a stunning comeback in the deciding set, recovering from a 5–2 deficit to topple Barty 6–2 1–6 7–6(5) against the backdrop of a roaring Arthur Ashe crowd.