PARIS — Serena Williams has been handed her earliest loss at a major in five years.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion was beaten 6-2, 7-5 in the third round at Roland Garros by 20-year-old American Sofia Kenin.
The last time Williams was eliminated this quickly at a major came in 2014, when she lost in the second round at Roland Garros to Garbine Muguruza and the third round at Wimbledon to Alize Cornet.
Williams finished with 34 unforced errors, twice as many as Kenin, and went 0-5 on break point chances before finally converting on her sixth opportunity at 2-3 to get back on serve in the second set.
It was only the third tour-level loss by Williams to an American player younger than her in 42 career matches at any tournament. Kenin joined Sloane Stephens (2013) and Madison Brengle (2017) in that club.
ESPN Stats & Information and The Associated Press contributed to this report.