The US Open debuts on Monday, August 29 at Flashing Meadows. On the first day of singles competition, Romania will have three representatives: Simona Halep, Gabriela Ruse and Jacqueline Christian.

Simona Halep, Gabriela Ruse and Jacqueline Christian will play at the US Open on Monday

Simona Halepsemi-finalist of the 2015 draw and the 7th favorite, in the first round of the US Open she will play against athlete Daria Snigur (124 WTA – Ukraine).

This will be the second fight at the Louis Armstrong Arena after the fight between Andy Murray and Francisco Cerundolo (starting at 18:00). The game could start sometime around 20:00 and will be broadcast live on HotNews.ro and live on Eurosport.

Jacqueline Christian will return to the court after an injury sidelined her from tennis for several months. Our athlete will play in the first round of the US Open with Anette Kontaveit, the second favorite of the competition.

Jacqueline, who is ranked 77th in the world, will face Anette, the world number two. The match will be the fourth on court 17 and will start no earlier than 01:00 (Romanian time).

finally, Gabriela Ruse (101 WTA) will meet Daria Saville (formerly Gavrilova) in the first round. This will be the third match on court 6 after the men’s singles and women’s singles. The match could start somewhere at 22:00.

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