World number one Simona Halep, playing her first match since an early exit from the US Open last month, was toppled by Dominika Cibulkova at the Wuhan Open in China on Tuesday. The sparse crowd watching the late-night clash was stunned as the decidedly off-colour Halep failed to win a single game against the hard-hitting […] …
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World number one Halep withdraws from Connecticut Open
World number one Simona Halep withdrew from the WTA Connecticut Open on Monday with a leg injury, the day after losing the Cincinnati final to Kiki Bertens. The Romanian, who cited soreness in her right Achilles, said she still plans to take part in the upcoming US Open. READ ALSO: 12 effective ways to build entrepreneurial […] …
Bertens shocks Halep to win Cincinnati WTA title
Dutch outsider Kiki Bertens survived a match point as she handed world number one Simona Halep her first defeat since Wimbledon to lift the the WTA Cincinnati title on Sunday. Bertens, ranked 17th in the world, beat Romania’s Halep 2-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-2 in the women’s final of the combined WTA and ATP hardcourt tournament. […] …
Halep advances as rain wreaks havoc in Cincinnati
World number one Simona Halep took advantage of a brief break in the weather Thursday to finish off a three-set victory before rain returned to the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters. The top-seeded Romanian won three straight games to close out Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 taking less than 10 minutes. The timing was perfect for French Open […] …
Halep beats Stephens to win Montreal crown
World number one Simona Halep held her nerve in a roller coaster duel with Sloane Stephens Sunday to win the WTA Montreal crown for the second time. In a gruelling 2hr 41min battle, French Open champion Halep prevailed 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 6-4 over Stephens in a repeat of the duo’s meeting in the final of Roland Garros earlier this […] …
Tennis: Halep, Stephens into Montreal final
Sloane Stephens sent defending champion Elina Svitolina crashing out of the WTA Canada tournament in Montreal on Saturday to set up a rematch of the French Open final against Simona Halep. American third seed Stephens surged into Sunday’s final against world number one Halep after overpowering Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 in the day’s second semi-final. READ […] …
Halep doubles up, destroys Williams in straight sets
World number one Simona Halep crushed seven time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams in straight sets on Thursday at the WTA Montreal event just hours after a delivering a marathon three-hour victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Top seed Halep took no prisoners against Williams, blitzing the 38-year-old American 6-2, 6-2 in just 71 minutes to reach […] …
World No. 1 Halep crashes out of Indian Wells
World No. 1 Simona Halep crashed out of the WTA Indian Wells tournament on Friday as she suffered a shocking 6-3, 6-0 upset loss to world No. 44 Naomi Osaka of Japan. The 26-year-old former champion Halep dropped to 18-2 on the season as she lasted just 64 minutes on the court with the unseeded Osaka. “I just was not […] …
