Top-seeded Ivanovic upset by Coin at US Open

By BEN WALKER

NEW YORK (AP) — Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic lost in one of the biggest upsets in tennis history Thursday, stunned by 188th-ranked Julie Coin 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round of the U.S. Open.

Coin screamed when Ivanovic's last shot sailed out, then hopped for joy and hit an extra ball high into the stands. Ivanovic quickly gathered her gear and left the court, her hopes of winning another Grand Slam championship dashed.

Even after Ivanovic showed the effects of a bad thumb and struggled in the opening round, there was no way to see this coming.

Coin spent much of the year playing in minor league events, and the 25-year-old Frenchwoman nearly got knocked out of a qualifying event to merely make it into the Open.

Asked later whether she'd thought such a win was possible, Coin gave a simple answer.

"No," she said.

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