World No. 1 and defending U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka lost in the fourth round to Belinda Bencic of Switzerland. Osaka followed men's top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic out of the tournament.
Naomi Osaka of Japan looks on against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland during their Round Four Women's Singles match at the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 2, 2019. dispatching the 15-year-old Gauff in straight sets Saturday night in the most anticipated match of the tournament,
after defending men's champion Novak Djokovic retired with a left shoulder injury on Sunday night against Stan Wawrinka. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 02: Belinda Bencic of Switzerland returns a shot during her Women's Singles fourth round match against Naomi Osaka of Japan on day eight of the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 02, 2019 in Queens borough of New York City. Vekic is 1-1 against Bencic but beat her 6-4, 6-1 in the third round of the French Open this year.
She improved to 3-0 against Osaka, the reigning U.S. Open and Australian Open champion. Still, after those wins, she lost early at the French Open and Wimbledon.The trainer came out to treat Osaka in the second set against Bencic but it was unclear if it was related to her knee. "I was actually in the stadium and I just thought it was an unbelievable moment for tennis and for all the people here," Bencic said."Obviously, Coco's story, it's amazing and what Naomi did is what a true champion would do."
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