The US Open winner was eliminated from the tournament in the first round for the first time in 12 years. Angelique Kerber lost to the 45th racket of the world

German tennis player, world number six Angelique Kerber lost in the first round of the US Open to 19-year-old Japanese Naomi Osaka. Kerber won the tournament last year.

The match ended with the score 6:3, 6:1.

For Osaka, which is ranked 45th in the Women's Tennis Association rankings, this is the first victory over an opponent from the top ten.

Kerber became the first in 12 years and the second ever US Open champion to be eliminated in the first round the following year. In 2005, this happened to Russian woman Svetlana Kuznetsova.

It is reported that after the loss, Kerber will fly out of the top ten rankings.

• 29-year-old Angelique Kerber won the US and Australian Opens in 2016 and for some time became the first racket of the world. At the time of the match with Osaka, she was in sixth place in the ranking of tennis players.
• Naomi Osaka has been playing Grand Slams since 2015. She hasn't been able to get past the third round yet.