Daria Snigur, who reached the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, scored the most important victory of her career on Monday, defeating Simona Halep 6-2, 0-6 in the first round of the 2022 US Open. , 6-4. During the interview on the field, the 20-year-old athlete struggled to find words and began to cry.

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Daria Snigur dedicates her victory over Simona Halep at the US Open 2022 to Ukraine

Snigur (124 WTA), the 2019 Wimbledon junior champion, made her first big surprise in the women’s draw at Flushing Meadows and dedicated Ukraine to the success achieved against Simona Halep.

“I am very happy, it is impossible for me to say anything now. Thanks to Simona for this incredible match. It’s a fantastic experience, you can’t beat her.

I want to thank those who supported me today and followed us. I was very emotional, but I tried to do my best.

This match is for Ukraine, for my family, for my fans. Thanks to everyone, glory to Ukraine!” – Daria Snigurafter defeating Simona Halep.

This is Daria’s fourth win at the US Open 2022 after qualifying: 7-6(4), 6-1 against Tessa Andrianjafitrimou (217 WTA), 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 against Janina Wickmayer (527 WTA) and 6-1, 6-4 against Nao Hibino (199 WTA).

In the second round of the competition at Flushing Meadows, Snigur will play the winner of the match between Polish Magdalena Frech (103 WTA) and Canadian Rebecca Marino (106 WTA).

Know:

  • Simona Halep, who participated in the American Grand Slam tournament for the 12th time, was eliminated in the first round for the fourth time.
  • Simona Halep’s best performance at the US Open was qualifying for the semifinals in 2015.
  • Simona Halep will receive a check for $80,000 and 10 WTA points for participating in the first round of the US Open 2022.
  • Romania still has four representatives in the US Open 2022 main draw: Sorana Kirstea (vs. Laura Siegemund), Irina Bega (vs. Elise Mertens), Gabriella Ruse (vs. Daria Saville) and Jacqueline Christian (vs. Anette Kontaveit).

US Open 2022 will be held from August 29 to September 11, and the most important matches from Flushing Meadows will be broadcast in LiveText format on HotNews.ro.