Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic serves to Ana Ivanovic of Serbia during their match at the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, August 28, 2014. REUTERS/Adam Hunger
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former world number one Ana Ivanovic was upset 7-5 6-4 by 42nd-ranked Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in the second round of the U.S. Open on Thursday.
Pliskova, 22, took advantage of a slew of miscues from the eighth-seeded Serb during a windy, 80-minute match in Louis Armstrong Stadium to reach the third round for the first time in a grand slam event.
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