Osaka defeated by Bencic, Vekic gets past Goerges in 3 set drama

Both Belinda Bencic and Donna Vekic managed to win their match in round 4 and will meet in a quarterfinal match in Flushing Meadows.

Donna Vekic and Goerges were first to start their match at Louis Armstrong Stadium. The match started better for Julia Goerges, who defeated Bertens in the previous round and won all three games against Vekic in the past.

She won the first set in the tie-break 7-5 and in the second set she led 5-3. Goerges even got to the match ball in the second set, but Vekic managed to turn it away and win the second set 7-5.

In the third set, Vekic did not allow Julia Goerges to get to a single break ball in the first 8 games. On the contrary, she created 6 opportunities to break her opponent and used the last one to win the decisive set 6-3.

In the next round she will meet a surprising winner of the another match, which was played at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Belinda Bencic.

Bencic had a difficult task, to defeat last year's champion. Osaka defeated 15-year-old Coco Gauff in round 3 and played in good form at the US Open, but Bencic changed it. Bencic was better from the start and didn't lose a set in the match. Osaka will not defend the title and will not remain in the position of the world number one after losing. Bencic will play at the US Open in the quarterfinals and after the win, she celebrated her win with a little dance on the bench.

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