US Open: Belinda Bencic knocks out World number one Naomi Osaka

Swiss tennis player Bencic received a walkover in the third round as opponent Anett Kontaveit suffered an injury.

New York: In the fourth round of US Open regaining champion and world number one Naomi Osaka was knocked out by Belinda Bencic in the fourth-round match 5-7, 4-6 on Monday.

The match took place at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The first round was a closely fought affair as both players went back and forth to create pressure on each other. But Bencic was able to maintain her cool and wrapped up the set 7-5.

World number 12 Bencic carried on the winning momentum in the second set and she ended up winning the set 6-4.Swiss tennis player Bencic received a walkover in the third round as opponent Anett Kontaveit suffered an injury.

Osaka had defeated 15-year-old Cori Gauff in the third round match.