- Rogers wins 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 (5) over 23-time grand slam champion
- Serena suffers first loss to opponent outside top 100 since 2012
- Jil Teichmann beats CiCi Bellis to reach Lexington semi-finals
Serena Williams lost to an opponent ranked outside the top 100 for the first time in eight years Friday, falling to Shelby Rogers 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) in the Top Seed Open quarter-finals.
Rogers took six of the last eight points after trailing 3-1 in the tiebreaker. She is No 116 and picked up only her third career victory over a top-10 opponent.
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