Former champion Stosur stunned by qualifier


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 28 Aug 2013

Samantha Stosur of Australia walks off the court after losing her first round match to Victoria Duval of the U.S. at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York, August 27, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Sam Stosur was bundled out of the U.S. Open by American teenager Victoria Duval on Tuesday.

The 11th seeded Australian was defeated 5-7 6-4 6-4 by the 17-year-old qualifier in the first major upset of the women's event.

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