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 | Simona Halep lost a set at the start of the US Open, but won26-08-2014 |
Seeded second in the scheme Simona Halep managed to catch a set gap to qualify for the second round of Open tennis tournament in the United States. The Romanian won with 6: 7 (2), 6: 1, 6: 2 Daniel Collins.
Halep, who achieved record ranking of her career with a second place in the WTA rankings earlier this month, lost the first set tiebreak, but recovered quickly and failed to win only three more games.
20-year-old Collins still won a standing ovation when she entered as an absolute outsider in the tournament. She won a quota after the title triumph in college tennis tournament for women in the United States.
Earlier today, seeded sixth in the scheme Angelique Kerber from Germany won with 6: 2, 3: 6, 7: 5 against qualifier Ksenia Pervak, although losing one break in the final set.