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Simona Halep, Caroline Wozniacki see early exits at Wuhan Open

By Harry Floyd

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Simona Halep of Romania reacts against Maria Sharapova of Russia during her first round Women's Singles match on Day One of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 28, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Simona Halep of Romania reacts against Maria Sharapova of Russia during her first round Women's Singles match on Day One of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 28, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /
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Simona Halep sees a tough opening round upset at the 2017 Wuhan Open. The second seed drops her match against Daria Kasatkina.

Simona Halep came into play at the 2017 Wuhan Open as the No. 2 seed.

She sees an unexpected early exit from the tournament, dropping her opening round match to up and comer Daria Kasatkina. The young Russian tennis player defeated Alison Riske in the round of 64 before beating Halep 6-2, 6-1.

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While Halep was the clear favorite, Kasatkina has had a strong 2017 WTA Tour. Earlier this year, the young Russian claimed her first ever WTA singles title in Charleston. She faces fellow countrywoman Ekaterina Makarova on Wednesday at the Wuhan Open.

Also seeing an early upset is former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki.

Having just won a title last week, Wozniacki was riding high coming into the Wuhan Open. She drops her opening round meeting with Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari.

Wozniacki was the No. 4 seed this week at the Wuhan Open. Sakkari takes the match in straight sets, winning 7-5, 6-3. Up next for Sakkari is the sixteenth seed Elena Vesnina. The two square off on Wednesday at the Wuhan Open.

With two of the top contenders out of action, top seed Garbine Muguruza remains the clear cut favorite. Earlier this year, Muguruza reached glory at Wimbledon. It was her second career Grand Slam singles title. In 2016, she also won the French Open. Winning her match against Lesia Tsurenko in straight sets, she advances at the Wuhan Open. Muguruza wins 6-4, 6-4.

While the upsets to Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki are shocking, there are plenty of top players still in action this week. Look for both players to also recover from these upsets. Stay tuned to see how the action unfolds at the 2017 Wuhan Open in  Wuhan, Hubei, China.

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