NEW YORK (Reuters) - Second-seeded Simona Halep of Romania beat the heat by hurrying past Jana Cepelova of Slovakia 6-2 6-1 to reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
Halep, who battled back to beat U.S. college champion Danielle Collins in the opening round after losing a first-set tie-breaker, wasted little time as temperatures soared on a hazy day in Flushing Meadows.
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