Categories: Tennis

WTA | Serena Williams, eliminated by Shelby Rogers in the quarterfinals

American Serena Williams, first seed and ninth player in the world, lost Friday to compatriot Shelby Rogers, 116th in the ranking, in the quarterfinals of the WTA tennis tournament in Lexington (USA).

The day after beating her sister Venus in three heats, Serena Williams could not with Rogers, against whom she had never played before, whom she surpassed with authority in the first round, but before whom He ended up kneeling by 1-6, 6-4 and 7-6 (5).

Williams, winner of 23 Grand Slam titles, will not play in the semifinals this Saturday. In them it will be Rogers against the Swiss Jil Belen Teichmann, 63 of the WTA classification, and who got rid of the American Catherine Cartan Bellis (302) by 6-2 and 6-2. The other semifinal will be played by the American Jennifer Brady, who defeated the Czech Bouzkova (6-1 and 6-2) and the local Coco Gauff.

Gabby Barker

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