Eurosport's Barbara Schett and Mats Wilander have given their reaction to Simona Halep suffering a «big disappointment» in losing in the first round of the US Open to Daria Snigur.
Halep, who has not reached the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows since 2015, struggled from the outset as she suffered a shock 2-6 6-0 3-6 defeat against the world No.
124 qualifier. Ad The 30-year-old has always found the US Open to be her worst Grand Slam, but even having that as context did not prepare anyone for the surprise result after she had been considered a potential contender for the title.
US OpenHalep dumped out in first round after shock defeat to qualifier Snigur13 HOURS AGO The 20-year-old Snigur appeared to be on course to lose the match when Halep roared back to win the second set with a bagel, but somehow the momentum shifted dramatically once more and it was the Romanian who crashed out.