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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.<\/p>\n

The Romanian collapsed<\/a><\/strong> to a 2-6 6-0 3-6 defeat against the world No. 124, as her dreams of claiming a third Grand Slam singles title unexpectedly went up in smoke.<\/p>\n

Snigur, 20, took the opening set in impressive fashion, but Halep recovered by bageling her opponent and appeared to have momentum on her side going into the decider.<\/p>\n

However, it was the Ukrainian who took the initiative, breaking Halep\u2019s serve twice on her way to a memorable victory in her Grand Slam main draw debut.<\/p>\n

It was Snigur\u2019s first tour-level match win in her first meeting with a top-10 ranked player, and it earned her a second-round clash with Magdalena Frech or Rebecca Marino.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very happy. I want to say thanks to Simona for such a great match, it was a great experience for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s impossible to play against Simona and win! I want to say thanks to all the fans who watched our match today.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very very nervous but I tried to do my best. This match is for my Ukraine, for my family, for my fans, I want to say thank you to all,\u201d said Snigur.<\/p>\n

Snigur got off to a fast start, breaking Halep in the opening game and earning another break of serve on her way to taking the first set 6-2.<\/p>\n

But Halep, who made the Wimbledon semi-finals earlier this summer and warmed up for the US Open by winning in Toronto, roared back in the second set by winning every game.<\/p>\n

Snigur wasn\u2019t discouraged though, as the Ukrainian \u2013 the 2019 Wimbledon junior champion<\/a> \u2013 bounced back with an early break in the decider.<\/p>\n

She then secured a second break of serve to take a big lead, but Halep responded with a break and hold of her own to leave the match finely balanced at 5-4.<\/p>\n

Snigur made no mistake, though, seizing her third match-point chance on serve when Halep\u2019s backhand found the net.<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old looked stunned as the scale of her stunning achievement sunk in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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