Halep Sharapova Us Open 2017

Kicking off the the 2017 us open s inaugural night session is a blockbuster first round match between world number 2 simona halep and five time grand slam champion maria sharapova.

Halep sharapova us open 2017. Posted at 23 44 28 aug 2017 23 44 28 aug 2017. Bbc radio 5 live at flushing. 28 august 2017 28 august 2017. For sharapova her bad luck might be more the result of her low ranking while halep s bad luck is much more genuine.

Neither maria sharapova nor simona halep picked up any kind of draw luck at the 2017 us open with the release of the draw on friday their match stands out as the blockbuster match of the first round in women s singles. At the close of the 2 hour 44 minute first round match an emotional sharapova dropped to her knees in disbelief as tears rolled down her face. Sharapova answered all those questions in an emphatic if unexpected return to the open stunning the second seeded halep 6 4 4 6 6 3. Russian maria sharapova has stunned world number two and romanian simona halep at the us open after the first round of games were played.

Maria sharapova sharapova 30 who needed a wildcard to enter the main draw at the us open at flushing meadows beat halep 6 4 4 6 6 3 in a sell out crowd of more than 24 000 people in new york. Maria sharapova made a dramatic return to grand slam action by knocking out world number two simona halep at the us open. Relive how sharapova knocked out halep on us open day one.