Carolina Garcia scored her only 2nd win over Simona Halep in Doha and the French player was very happy about it.
It came in very tricky conditions as there was a lot of wind but for the most part, Garcia played a flawless match. It was certainly her best effort in a very long time and speaking after the match she admitted that she enjoyed the battle against Halep:
"It was a very good match on my part. It was very tricky with the wind and cold weather ... and against Simona, it's always a great battle against her."
She further said:
"Today, I was very happy to stay very aggressive and positive every point. She had a good week in Dubai last week and in Australia as well, so she's full of confidence. I didn't win a lot of matches at the beginning of the year; it was kind of complicated for me, but every match is a match and you have to fight from the first point to the last one. I did it very good today and I'm very pleased with my performance."