Simona Halep is having a fantastic 2018.
The Romanian has finally won her first slam in Paris, and she is now leading the WTA rankings for the 40th week.
Halep is now in Montreal where she is seeded no.1 and she hot favorite to win the title. Simona has won this tournament in Montreal in 2016, and she reached the final in Toronto in 2015.
Why Simona is not feeling the pressure
Even if the world no.1 is expected to go very deep in this tournament, she explains why she is not feeling the pressure to say
“It’s always nice to come back in a place you won a tournament. Hopefully, I can repeat the results that I’ve had in the past – here I have always done well.
Being No.1 in the world and winning my first Grand Slam makes me really happy. I feel lighter inside myself because the pressure is off now.
Every tournament is a tough one. I just want to be patient with myself and try and find my highest level again.”
Simona will face either Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova or a qualifier in the opener.
