In first match ever on Louis Armstrong, No. 1 seed Simona Halep goes down

By ADAM ZAGORIA

NEW YORK — Simona Halep made history in the first match ever on the new Louis Armstrong Stadium at the US Open.

And not in a good way.

With the tournament barely two hours old, the world No. 1 and top seed at the Open was sent packing by the powerful Estonian Kaia Kanepi, 6-2, 6-4, marking the first time ever that the No. 1 seed has lost in the first round.

The match lasted 1 hour, 16 minutes and was played in temperatures reaching the mid-80s.

“It just was not my day,” Halep said. “I couldn’t feel myself strong on the court to win this match. It’s just a day, and it’s a bad day for me. But also, she deserved to win because she was playing better than me today. So it’s nothing about pressure. It was just a day.”

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Written by Adam Zagoria

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.