Simona Halep stunned by qualifier at US Open

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Taylor Townsend (R) of the United States shakes hands with Simona Halep of Romania after the women's singles second round match between Simona Halep of Romania and Taylor Townsend of the United States at the 2019 US Open in New York, the United States, Aug. 29, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

23-year-old qualifier Taylor Townsend shocked former world No 1 Simona Halep at Flushing Meadows here on Thursday, defeating the Romanian 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) to move into the third round of the US Open.

Townsend was emotional as she addressed the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd afterwards. "It's been a long road. A lot of haters. A lot of people who weren't sure. I've heard it for a really long time that I was never going to make it, that I wasn't going to be able to break through."

"This was a huge, monumental moment. It was a very defining moment for me to realize that I belong here," added Townsend.

"I never played with someone coming so often to the net," Halep said. "Didn't miss much. It's unbelievable."

Other surprising results included Andrea Petkovic's 6-4, 6-4 elimination of two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and, among the men, unseeded American Denis Kudla's 7-5, 7-5, 0-6, 6-3 win over No. 27 Dusan Lajovic, and unseeded Briton Daniel Evans' 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4 defeat of No 25 Lucas Pouille.

Three-time US Open champion Rafael Nadal rolled into the third round when his opponent, Thanasi Kokkinakis, withdrew with an injured right shoulder.

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