Hours after world No.1 Naomi Osaka was stunned in the third round of Roland Garros, tenth seed Serena Williams suffered her earliest Grand Slam exit since 2014, losing to fellow American Sofia Kenin 6-2 7-5.
Even though the 37-year-old Williams hit ten aces to her unseeded opponent’s zero, the legend’s unforced errors outweighed her winners, while Kenin recorded six winners more than unforced errors. Moreover, Williams underperformed in break point conversion, capitalizing on just one out of seven break points she earned.
The 35th-ranked Kenin played a solid match and never allowed her nerves to take control.