Rogers, ranked 43rd in the world, took the first set, but Barty bounced back to tie the game at seven. Barty led the third set 5-2 and served for the game before Rogers made a furious comeback to force a decisive tiebreaker.
Rogers won the tiebreaker to stun the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium at USTA’s Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
It was Rogers ’first win against a No. 1 opponent and the first in six games against Barty, five of which were in the 2021 season, according to a report by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) on the match.
Rogers, 28, is making it to the round of 16 of the U.S. Open for the second year in a row. He reached the quarterfinals a year ago.
On Monday she will face Britain’s Emma Raducanu in the round of 16. Young Raducanu, 18, beat Spanish side Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-0, 6-1 the previous Saturday.