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I feel ready to fight. HALEP

3 July 2018

Simona Halep had a fantastic start of her Wimbledon campaign after she conceded just 6 games to the world no. 100 Kurumi Nara before winning 6-2 6-4.

Even if there was a noticeable difference in the rankings between Simona and Kurumi, it’s well known that the first rounds in a slam (and especially in Wimbledon) are often dangerous. In fact, also on Tuesday 2 favorites for the title, Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova, crashed out in their opener.

I feel ready to fight. HALEP

Simona commented

“I had the nerves. I was actually a little bit worried because I didn’t have a match on grass court. But still, I was thinking that I played many matches on clay court season. So, I was kind of ready.

But still, the nerves were there. I hope they always will be there.

I think I played okay. I played a good match. It was the first round of the tournament, which is the toughest normally.

I knew how she’s playing because I watched a little bit. I remember that I played against her a few years ago. So it was a good start, in my opinion. I had nothing to adjust. Everything was smooth.”