"I'm confident when clay-court season starts" - admits Simona Halep

Simona Halep is still without a title in the 2021 season and she will try to change that at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart.

Simona Halep was really dominant in the first two matches against Marketa Vondrousova and Ekaterina Alexandrova. Now, she will be facing Aryna Sabalenka who is a very difficult opponent, but the Romanian knows what she needs to do to reach the first final of the 2021 season.

“Yeah, the start is really good,” Halep said afterward. “Always I am confident when I start the clay court season, but this time was much better than I thought because I had the long break. Those matches are really important for my mental. I will take a big plus from these two days.”

“I have played Sabalenka many times,” Halep said, “and I know what to expect, actually. She’s hitting very strong, she’s very powerful. So I have just to focus on my game and try to push her back and be aggressive if I can.”