Nicole Gibbs provides test for No. 4 Simona Halep at U.S. Open
by Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times
Aug 28, 2019
2 minutes
NEW YORK - After two straight years of going one-and-done at the U.S. Open, No. 4 women's seed Simona Halep was relieved to survive her first-round match.
Halep, the reigning Wimbledon champion, was pressed by Nicole Gibbs of Venice, Calif., on Tuesday but pulled away in the third set for a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 victory at Louis Armstrong Stadium. "Definitely I feel lighter now. I
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