Simona Halep was on the verge of giving up but came back strong in the third set, dashing the hopes of American Nicole Gibbs's US Open title win. FMTNews
Simona Halep says she was dominated by American opponent Nicole Gibbs in the second set but managed to come back strong in the third set, eventually defeating the crowd favourite at the US Open.
The Romanian fourth seed, who fell at the first hurdle in New York the last two years, looked to be heading for yet another early exit but came out firing after losing the second set to Gibbs. Halep then perked up as she opened the third set with a break and raced out to a commanding 5-1 lead that proved too big a hole for Gibbs, who failed to qualify for the US Open but entered the main draw after other participants withdrew.
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