Simona Halep advances to round 2 of the US Open 2019

 WHAT HAPPENED: After back-to-back first-round losses in Flushing Meadows—including last year, when she was the No. 1 seed—Simona Halep overcame a tough challenge from lucky loser Nicole Gibbs to advance to the second round at the 2019 US Open with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 victory