UPSETS: Fourth seed Simona Halep for the third year in a row crashed out early, this time to No. 116 Taylor Townsend, who matched her best Grand Slam run
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 31, 2019
By: AFP, NEW YORK
Fifteen-year-old US sensation Coco Gauff on Thursday set up an eye-catching US Open showdown
Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan serves to Karolina Muchova in their US Open second-round match on Thursday in New York.
Photo: AP
Meanwhile, Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei and Simona Halep crashed out early, the Taiwanese falling 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7/2) to Czech Karolina Muchova, and the Wimbledon champ to 116th-ranked Taylor Townsend.
Gauff defeated Hungarian qualifier Timea Babos 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to become the youngest player in the last 32 at a US Open since Anna Kournikova in 1996.
Asked about her impending clash with world No. 1 Osaka, Gauff said her primary focus was yesterday’s doubles match with 17-year-old partner Caty McNally. [FULL STORY]