<p>American Shelby Rogers staged a comeback for the ages shocking world number one Ash Barty 6-2 1-6 7-6(5) on Saturday in the third round of the US Open.</p>.<p>The 43rd-ranked Rogers recovered from a 5-2 deficit in the third set to push the affair into a tiebreak, securing the biggest upset of the tournament thus far in front of an electric New York crowd inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.</p>.<p>"I just tried to fight for every point. That's so cliche, I'm sorry. You guys were awesome. I didn't want to leave," said Rogers.</p>.<p>"I just said you know make balls, try to stay in this match, can't get any worse, you lost to her every time. So, try something different."</p>.<p>There were early signs of trouble for heavy favorite Barty, who handed Rogers a break with four double faults in the third game, and got fewer than half of her first serves in as she committed 17 unforced errors during the first set.</p>.<p>The Wimbledon champion found her form in the second set, getting a critical break in the fourth game with a forehand winner and again converting on break point in the sixth as Rogers whacked the ball into the net.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/why-does-playing-tennis-make-so-many-pros-miserable-1027186.html" target="_blank">Why does playing tennis make so many pros miserable?</a></strong></p>.<p>Up two breaks in the final set, Barty appeared poised to walk away with the win but couldn't hang on as her stellar 2021 crashed to an end.</p>.<p>An astonished Rogers held her hands to her face as she clinched the match, defeating Barty for the first time in six meetings.</p>.<p>"I was just trying to stay in the point longer than Ash. She was handling my pace really well tonight. I felt like the harder I hit the ball, the better she hit," said Rogers, the only American woman remaining in the tournament.</p>.<p>It was the second major upset of the women's tournament at Flushing Meadows, after 18-year-old Leylah Fernandez defeated four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka on Friday.</p>.<p>Rogers will face Britain's teen phenom Emma Raducanu in the fourth round. </p>
<p>American Shelby Rogers staged a comeback for the ages shocking world number one Ash Barty 6-2 1-6 7-6(5) on Saturday in the third round of the US Open.</p>.<p>The 43rd-ranked Rogers recovered from a 5-2 deficit in the third set to push the affair into a tiebreak, securing the biggest upset of the tournament thus far in front of an electric New York crowd inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.</p>.<p>"I just tried to fight for every point. That's so cliche, I'm sorry. You guys were awesome. I didn't want to leave," said Rogers.</p>.<p>"I just said you know make balls, try to stay in this match, can't get any worse, you lost to her every time. So, try something different."</p>.<p>There were early signs of trouble for heavy favorite Barty, who handed Rogers a break with four double faults in the third game, and got fewer than half of her first serves in as she committed 17 unforced errors during the first set.</p>.<p>The Wimbledon champion found her form in the second set, getting a critical break in the fourth game with a forehand winner and again converting on break point in the sixth as Rogers whacked the ball into the net.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/why-does-playing-tennis-make-so-many-pros-miserable-1027186.html" target="_blank">Why does playing tennis make so many pros miserable?</a></strong></p>.<p>Up two breaks in the final set, Barty appeared poised to walk away with the win but couldn't hang on as her stellar 2021 crashed to an end.</p>.<p>An astonished Rogers held her hands to her face as she clinched the match, defeating Barty for the first time in six meetings.</p>.<p>"I was just trying to stay in the point longer than Ash. She was handling my pace really well tonight. I felt like the harder I hit the ball, the better she hit," said Rogers, the only American woman remaining in the tournament.</p>.<p>It was the second major upset of the women's tournament at Flushing Meadows, after 18-year-old Leylah Fernandez defeated four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka on Friday.</p>.<p>Rogers will face Britain's teen phenom Emma Raducanu in the fourth round. </p>