World no.11 Simona Halep is about to break into the top10 rather soon after a breakthrough season in 2013 when she has won 6 titles to also win the award as the Most Improved Player form the WTA.
During a recent interview she said that her childhood idol was Justin Henin “I’d love to play against Justine Henine,” she expressed. “We are a similar size and I liked her style because she was playing very aggressively and she moved very well around the court. I’ve tried to take a few things from her and apply them to my game.
… and about Roger
“Henine was my idol, and also Andrei Pavel from my country, Romania. I also like Roger Federer but he’s not my idol!” she added