Halep barely breaks sweat in steering clear of trouble
Second seed Simona Halep cruised into the second round at Flushing Meadows
Second seed Simona Halep followed the same express path into the second round of the US Open as Serena Williams, advancing 6-2 3-0 after Marina Erakovic retired with a knee injury.
The in-form Romanian, who reached the finals at US Open tune-up events in Toronto and Cincinnati, barely broke a sweat on a sunny Arthur Ashe Stadium court, needing a mere 47 minutes to see off the 99th-ranked New Zealander.
