Ash Barty crashes out of the US Open in a shocking upset with an epic choke after being 5-2 up in the third set - after her embarrassing first-round Olympics loss Ash Barty sensationally crashed out of the US Open in a third round defeat The World No.1 blew a 5-2 lead to be defeated by American Shelby Rogers It comes after she suffered a shock first round defeat at the Tokyo Olympics By Brittany Chain For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:08 BST, 5 September 2021 | Updated: 04:13 BST, 5 September 2021 Viewcomments Reigning Wimbledon Grand Slam champion Ash Barty has sensationally crashed out of the US Open in the third round. The 25-year-old Aussie blew a 5-2 lead in the deciding set to lose to unseeded American Shelby Rogers. Barty beat Rogers on all five occasions they'd met before Sunday's loss, including four times this season. The World No 1 was Australia's final chance for women's singles glory at Arthur Ashe Stadium after Ajla Tomljanovic also suffered a third round loss to Czech Karolina Pliskova. Reigning Wimbledon champion Ash Barty has sensationally crashed out of the US Open in the third round In the end, she went down 6-2 1-6 7-6 (7-5), leaving even her opponent stunned as she earned the biggest win of her career to date In the end, she went down 6-2 1-6 7-6 (7-5), leaving even her opponent stunned as she earned the biggest win of her career to date. 'I'm not sure I can [explain what happened],' Rogers said after the victory. 'I tried to fight for every point, that's so cliché, I'm sorry. You guys [the crowd] were awesome, I didn't want to leave.' After the loss, Barty admitted she was disappointed in the result but could sleep well knowing she 'gave it her all'. 'I've left everything out on the court this year, and it was no different tonight. I just didn't have enough to get over the line, which is disappointing.' The 25-year-old Aussie blew a 5-2 lead in the deciding set to lose to unseeded American Shelby Rogers 'I tried to fight for every point, that's so cliché, I'm sorry. You guys [the crowd] were awesome, I didn't want to leave,' Rogers said after the match Barty's shock defeat comes after she sensationally crashed out of the Tokyo Olympics in the first round just weeks after she was crowned champion at Wimbledon. 'It was a tough day. A disappointing day,' Barty told Channel Seven at the time. 'I can't lie about that. I can't hide behind the fact that I wanted to do really well here, and today wasn't my day.' She went on to win Olympic bronze in the doubles competition alongside doubles partner and longtime friend, John Peers. Barty previously won the 2019 French Open title and 2018 US Open doubles crown with Coco Vandeweghe. Barty beat Rogers on all five occasions they'd met before Sunday's loss, including four times this season After the loss, Barty admitted she was disappointed in the result but could sleep well knowing she 'gave it her all' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility