Sahaja Yamalapalli created a major upset at the WTA 125 Abierto Tampico, upsetting former US Open champion Sloane Stephens in the first round, in Tampico, Mexico.
The 24-year-old Indian, ranked 347
Yamalpalli made a blazing start, breaking Stephens' service twice in a row to race to a commanding 4-0 lead in the first set, before wrapping it up 6-2.
In the next too, Yamalpalli proved to be unstoppable, as she clinched the second set with a similar scoreline to seal her place in the next round.