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Patna : World No 20 in WTA rankings Aryna Sabalenka, Belarus, stunned World No 5 and two time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-1 in the third round of women’s section of US Open championship 2018 on September 1, 2018, late night. Kvitová committed 10 double faults in the match to 3 by Sabalenka. Sabalenka won 6 break points to 2 by Kvitová. Sabalenka also won 6 games in a row to 2 by Kvitová.
World No 22 and winner of 5 Grand Slam titles Maria Sharapova, 31, Russia, beat World No Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, 6-3, 6-2 to enter the 4th round of US Open. Sharapova fired 6 Aces in the match to 2 by Ostapenko, a former French Open Champion. Sharapova, the 2006 US Open Champion, won 7 break points to 3 by Ostapenko. She also won 5 games in a row to 2 by her rival. Sharapova committed 5 double faults to 6 by her rival.
World No 19 Naomi Osaka, Japan, crushed World No 33 Aliaksandra Sansovich, Belarus, 6-0, 6-0 to enter the 4th round. Sansovich committed 7 double faults in the match to none by Osaka. Osaka also won 6 break points besides serving 4 Aces.
World No 35 Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, beat World No 4 and reigning Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber, Germany, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the third round in a major upset in the tournament. Cibulkova won 6 break points while Kerber won 5. Kerber fired 4 Aces in the match to none by Cibulkova.
World No 24 Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, upset World No 6 Caroline Garcia, France, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 to enter the 4th round of US Open. Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, beat World No 65 Sofia Kenin, USA, 6-4, 7-6 to enter the 4th round.