One-and-done: Simona Halep 1st becomes No. 1 seed to lose first U.S. Open match

New York • Simona Halep made a quick-as-can-be exit from the U.S. Open on Monday, becoming the first No. 1-seeded woman to lose her opening match at the Grand Slam tournament in the half-century of the professional era.Halep simply was overwhelmed by the power-based game of 44th-ranked Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-2, 6-4 in a match that was stunningly lopsided and lasted all of 76 minutes.It was the first match at the rebuilt Louis Armstrong Stadium, which now has a retractable roof, and what a