<img title="Kerber at the Aus Open in Melbourne yesterday. Pic/AP" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/jan/23-Kerber.jpg" alt="Kerber at the Aus Open in Melbourne yesterday. Pic/AP" /> Kerber at the Aus Open in Melbourne yesterday. Pic/AP
Melbourne: World number one Angelique Kerber was knocked out of the Australian Open yesterday in a stunning upset by a supremely confident Coco Vandeweghe, as yet another big seed was sent packing early.
The German, defending a Grand Slam title for the first time, had no answers to the big-hitting American who powered past her 6-2, 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena to make the quarter-finals in one of the biggest wins of her career.
Kerber&rsquo;s meek demise follows the early exits of women&rsquo;s third seed Agnieszka Radwanska, fourth-ranked Simona Halep and sixth-seeded Dominika Cibulkova at a tournament that has been thrown wide open.
<img title="Coco Vandeweghe" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/jan/23-Coco.jpg" alt="Coco Vandeweghe" /> Coco Vandeweghe
It all went wrong for Kerber Top-seeded Kerber was bidding to be the first woman to successfully defend an Australian title since Victoria Azarenka in 2013, but it all went horribly wrong against a player ranked 35.
"It's really special, to play a number one player in the world on any stage and any round. So I think I believe this is my first number one win. I&rsquo;ll take that," said Vandeweghe. "Last year I came here and didn't win a match. Now here I am," she added.
Paes wins but Sania loses India had a mixed outing as Leander Paes got off to a winning start in the mixed doubles but fourth seeds Sania Mirza and her partner&rsquo;s campaign in the women&rsquo;s doubles ended with a loss to an unseeded pair.
Veteran Paes and Switzerland&rsquo;s Martina Hingis won their first match against Australians Destanee Aiava and Marc Polmans 6-4, 6-3 to progress to the round of 16 at the Melbourne Park.
However, Sania was in for disappointment as the Indian, partnering Barbora Str&yacute;cov&aacute; of Czech Republic, lost to Japanese E Hozumi and M Kato 3-6, 6-2, 2-6 in a third round match that lasted one hour and 53 minutes. In mixed doubles, Sania and Croatia&rsquo;s Ivan Dodig are in the second round, and so did Rohan Bopanna yesterday.

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World number one Angelique Kerber was knocked out of the Australian Open yesterday in a stunning upset by a supremely confident Coco Vandeweghe, as yet another big seed was sent packing early

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