Kanepi shocks Halep on day one of US Open
Simona Halep was knocked out in the first round of the US Open for the second year in a row, losing to 33-year-old Estonian Kaia Kanepi.
Kaia Kanepi pulled off a major upset on day one of the US Open with a straight-sets defeat of world number one Simona Halep.
Halep was blown away by the 33-year-old Estonian in the first match at the new Louis Armstrong Stadium, losing 6-2 6-4 on a warm Monday in New York.
The composed 44-ranked Kanepi outplayed the top seed with a mixture of power and precision to send shock waves around Flushing Meadows.
