Women’s No. 1 seed out at US Open

French world No. 50 Caroline Garcia sent US Open top seed Karolina Pliskova packing with a convincing 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) victory in the second round on Wednesday, while Novak Djokovic extended his undefeated run this season with a win over Kyle Edmund.

Garcia struck 30 winners against just 17 unforced errors and had great success at the net as she delivered the biggest upset of the tournament so far.

“I was ready for a good match. I knew I had to go for it and believe and be very aggressive, and that’s what I did very well,” said Garcia, who beat a top-20 player at a Grand Slam for just the second time in her career.

The pair entered their clash having split their previous six against one another. Garcia enjoyed a sensational start, racing to a 5-0 advantage over the world No. 3.

Pliskova finally got on the board in game six but Garcia took a commanding one-set lead in just over 30 minutes. Pliskova hit one single winner in the opening set and won just seven points on serve.

A laser-focused Garcia kept up the pressure, firing winners from all corners of the court as she picked up her eighth game from the first nine of the match.

Down 2-4, 15-30 in the second set, Pliskova grabbed 13 of the next 14 points and won four games in row to get back on serve. Still, Garcia kept her cool in the tiebreak to move onto the third round.

Meanwhile, Djokovic dropped his first tiebreak of the year but rebounded to overcome a stiff challenge from Edmund and make the third round.

The world No. 1 extended his undefeated run this season to 25-0 with a 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win.

Djokovic will next take on German 28th seed Jan-Lennard Struff for a second time in as many weeks.