A joyous day! Simona has had to fight so much off the court the past few years. But she has not given up. And today Simona played great, and fought through fatigue to get her first WTA win since beating Potapova Aug 16, 2022. Simona Halep defeated Arina Rodionova 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Simona Halep wins first match since 2022 with three set fight against Arina Rodionova in Hong Kong
WTAWednesday, 02 October 2024 at 15:30
Simona Halep has won her first match since August 2022 when she defeated Anastasia Potapova with the former World No.1 returning for the first time since June at the Hong Kong 125k.
Halep defeated former Aussie No.1, Arina Rodionova 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in what was a tough start on paper. But one that she excelled in through the stretch. She battled through fatigue in what was a tough examination to start off with especially after only making the decision to play this tournament late in the day last week.
She was due to return at the Hong Kong Open which is a WTA 250 in the coming weeks. But instead decided to seemingly pay back the faith they put in her to give her a wildcard for that tournament in the first place to play this week too.
She last played at the Trophee´ Clarins in Paris after not being given a Roland Garros chance. But she got injured early on against McCartney Kessler.
But despite a good first win in terms of match time and the fight she had to put in, she could yet face Emma Navarro in the third round. Next up is another tough test as she faces Anna Blinkova after she came through in straight sets.
It is a stacked tournament with Navarro being World No.8 and playing. But even in the same section is Ruse v Tomljanovic just under who could be a Quarter-Final opponent for Halep or Navarro.
Halep sealed the win with six aces, 62% of her first serve points won and a pretty good clearance rate when it came to break points winning 6/11. In just over two hours, it was a grueller as she threw her hands aloft and celebrated as the Romanian fans in the stands also did. Bigger tests await but a big win for her comeback.
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