QUITE EMOTIONAL. Halep sends video to 8-year-old recovering from cancer

Simona Halep is a fantastic champion.

The Romanian doesn’t stop her greatness on-court, but she keeps on delighting us with her wonderful character.

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Eight-year-old Brianna Alexe is a very young tennis player that has Simona Halep has her idol. Unfortunately, Brianna had to undergo a terrible operation that consisted of removing a tumor from the carotid artery with the possibility of Brianna suffering a life-threatening blood loss.

The fantastic news is that the operation was a great success, and Simona had the wonderful idea of sending a delightful message to her little fan.

Heart of a champion, and, of course, all the best to Brianna, we’ll see you around on a tennis court.