Simona Halep continued her solid form today with a victory against Dayana Yastremska and after the match, she spoke about the match and the keys to victory. She said:

"It was not easy against her because you don't really have the rhythm. She hits it very strong and it's tough to return her balls. After I lost the first three games, I just had to focus a little bit better and stop giving her the balls that she likes."

And Halep did just that and the rhythm of the match immediately shifted into the Romanian's favour. Speaking about the things that changed the match into her favour she said:

"I tried to change it up a little bit, make her move, [hit balls] a little bit high. I think during the match I found some solutions that were good to win. I'm very pleased with the way I moved... and also the serve helped me a lot today. In important moments, I served very well and I won some easy games on my serve. The return was not bad because she has a very good serve."

Her next opponent will be Yulia Putintseva who rallied from behind to defeat Elena Rybakina. About her, Simona said:

"She's fighting a lot and she's very strong physically. I know that she can play very good tennis. "I expect a tough battle, I expect long rallies, but I feel fit. I feel good with my body. I'm ready to face her and tomorrow, hopefully, I will play better than today."

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