US Open 2021: Karolina Pliskova is beaten by Caroline Garcia in second round

Prime seed Karolina Pliskova was knocked out of the US Open in the second round with a heavy defeat by France’s Caroline Garcia.

Czech world quantity three Pliskova was the very best ranked participant right here in the absence of Australian Ashleigh Barty and Romania’s Simona Halep.

Her exit could additional enhance Serena Williams’ possibilities of a 24th Grand Slam title in an open ladies’s draw.

Six of the world’s prime 10 gamers had been already absent from the behind-closed-doors match amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Pliskova hit only one winner in a poor first-set efficiency and fell a break down early in the second earlier than bettering her degree to carve out two set factors.

However she did not convert them an Garcia went on to take it to a tie-break, which she dominated.

“I knew I needed to go for it and consider,” stated Garcia, who has gained seven tour titles. “I stayed calm and will recover from the road.”

Garcia will face American world quantity 41 Jennifer Brady in the subsequent round.