Ana was knocked out in the opening round at the US Open when she suffered a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 defeat against world No.50 Dominika Cibulkova. The seventh seed managed to fight back from a nearly hopeless position in the second set, but eventually had to acknowledge the Slovakian’s supremacy after one hour and 59 minutes of play.
Following the last-minute withdrawal of world No.2 Maria Sharapova, Ana had become the highest seed in her quarter of the draw. Nevertheless, facing a former top-10 player and Grand Slam finalist in a first round always proves a stern test.
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