Simona Halep returned to the courts in Rome and so far her displays haven't disappointed. The previous match saw her play shaky tennis but still win and today a shaky start was quickly overcome by Halep. Yastremska came out furious in this match winning the first three games and it looked like Halep would have a tough day at the office but those sentiments were quickly erased.

First, she fought back to make it 3-3 with some stellar tennis. Then she proceeded to play great against Yastremska who struggled to match Halep as the set progressed. She ultimately crumbled at 5-5 giving Halep 3 consecutive breakpoints with Simona taking advantage of that. She served well to secure the first set 7-5. After that, it was only easier for the Romanian who broke her opponent in the 1st game of the 2nd set. She added another one several minutes later to take a 3-0 lead.

Yastremska managed to pull one break back Simona was still head with 4-2. At that result, she had break points to seal the deal but Yastremska saved multiple to stay in the match. The players won one game apiece when we arrived at 5-4 with Halep serving to end the match. She ultimately did it with many issues and continued her march in Rome.

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