Radwanska ousted at U.S. Open
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Flushing Meadows, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska was sent packing Wednesday in the second round at the U.S. Open.
China's Peng Shuai upended the former Wimbledon runner-up from Poland 6-3, 6-4 on a hot day at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
The 2014 Australian Open semifinalist Radwanska has never reached a quarterfinal in New York, where she exited in the fourth round here the previous two years. She's been a second-round U.S. Open loser now on five occasions.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sixth-seeded German Angelique Kerber, a semifinalist in Flushing in 2011, moved on by handling Russian Alla Kudryavtseva 6-2, 6-4.
Meanwhile, Swede Johanna Larsson upset 21st-seeded American Sloane Stephens 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. The 21-year-old Stephens, who was up a set a 3-0 on Day 3, is now 1-3 in her last four Grand Slam matches.
In other action involving seeds, No. 22 Frenchwoman Alize Cornet handled Slovak Daniela Hantuchova 6-3, 6-3, No. 28 Roberta Vinci overcame Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, and Swiss Belinda Bencic tackled No. 31 Japanese Kurumi Nara 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.