Simona Halep starts the quest to defend her title in Madrid in the best possible way. The Romanian defeated Kristina Pliskova 6-1 6-2 in the first round giving no chances to her opponent in this 57 minutes’ contest.
I was a bit nervous. HALEP
Soon after the match, Simona commented
“I blocked everything out. I didn’t think about the fact that I won last year. It’s a different year, different tournament. Different everything. So, I’m not thinking.
I’m taking every match as it comes. I was a little bit nervous before this one because I know that she’s very dangerous with the serve, with her being a lefty.”
Next vs. Vinci
Simona will face Roberta Vinci in the 2nd round. The head to head is 4-2 for the Romanian that has won their last three matches. Halep has a 3-0 record on clay against the Italian.
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