Simona Halep took care of the surprise of the opening day at the 2022 US Open when she lost to world number 124, Daria Snigur.
The 20-years-old Ukrainian got through the qualifying to play in her first Grand Slam main draw. However, she got really unlucky with a draw when she was set to face a 2-time Grand Slam champion and the seventh-seeded Simona Halep.
The experienced Romanian started the match with a lot of nerves as she was missing a lot and soon found herself 0-3 down. Despite getting one break back, she got immediately broken back and eventually lost the first set 2-6.
In the second set, Simona Halep showed why she's a 2-time Grand Slam champion when she dominated the set by winning 24 out of 30 rallies played and prevailing 6-0 in the set.
Yet, she had a slow start also in the third set when she got broken right away and her opponent added another break in the fifth game to lead 5-2. For a second it seemed that Simona Halep will be able to fight back, but she couldn't add another break after making it 4-5 in the third set and eventually lost the match 2-6, 6-0, 4-6.
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