Halep out of US Open, Osaka cruises as Medvedev cramps

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Fri, 2019-08-30 02:05

NEW YORK: Reigning Wimbledon champion Simona Halep crashed out in the US Open second round Thursday while title-holder Naomi Osaka breezed through and Daniil Medvedev overcame severe cramps to reach the last 32.
American world number 116 Taylor Townsend upended fourth seed Halep 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) to consign the Romanian to a third straight early exit at Flushing Meadows, having been knocked out in the opening round in 2017 and 2018.