Daria Snigur dedicates shock win over Simona Halep in grand slam debut to Ukraine
By Ben Morse, CNN
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Second seed Kontaveit can't wait for Serena showdown
NEW YORK : Anett Kontaveit is guaranteed a frenzied atmosphere in her next outing at Flushing Meadows against Serena Williams but rather than being nervous about it, the second-seeded Estonian said she cannot wait for the "unique experience".
Ons Jabeur eases into US Open second round but Simona Halep suffers shock defeat
Ons Jabeur started her bid for a first Grand Slam title with a straight sets win over American Madison Brengle in the US Open first round on Monday, as the Tunisian fifth seed aims to go one step further than her historic run to the Wimbledon final.
US Open 2022: Ukraine's Daria Snigur stuns former World No. 1 Simona Halep in first round
The 20-year-old Snigur showed poise beyond her years to break Halep in the opening game and again in the third as she capitalised on a mounting number of unforced errors from the Romanian. However, Snigur's form completely fell apart in the second set as Halep stormed through six games in 24 minutes to roars of approval from the crowd at Lois Armstrong Stadium.
US Open 2022: Upstart Ukrainian tops No. 7 Simona Halep in first round
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Coco Gauff’s bid to win a maiden Grand Slam title on home turf got off to a comfortable start as the American beat French qualifier Leolia Jeanjean in straight sets in the US Open first round. The 19-year-old ground down her opponent with powerful hitting, racking up 33 winners in a 6-2 6-3 victory that lasted one hour, 19 minutes at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Ad The 12th seed, who has never gone further than the third round before in New York, will face Romania's Elena Gabriela Ruse or Daria Saville of Australia next.
Ukraine's Snigur stuns former number one Halep in first round
NEW YORK : Ukrainian qualifier Daria Snigur produced the performance of her career to upset twice Grand Slam winner Simona Halep 6-2 0-6 6-4 in the first round of the U.S. Open Monday.
US Open: Simona Halep dumped out in the first round after being stunned by qualifer Daria Snigur
Seventh seed Simona Halep suffered a first round US Open exit at the hands of qualifier Daria Snigur of Ukraine in the biggest shock of the opening day at Flushing Meadows. The Romanian collapsed to a 2-6 6-0 3-6 defeat against the world No.124, as her dreams of claiming a third Grand Slam single’s title unexpectedly went up in smoke.