Winner of six tournaments in 2013 and quarterfinalist this year at the Australian Open, Simona Halep offered the unpleasant surprise of the first Fed Cup duel. The player from Constanta lost the match with Timea Babos – Halep was one game away from victory, but she was surprised by her opponent’s reply. Romania still won 2-1 against Hungary ( DETAILS ).
“The first set I played pretty well, I found myself on the court, and in the second set I played pretty well, aggressively, but she came back very strong, served very strong, moved well, gave me she hit a lot of winning shots, she was better than me today and I’m very sorry that I couldn’t score a point for Romania ,” Halep said after the match.
Halep admits she is not invincible. He hopes to contribute, however, to Romania’s successes at the Fed Cup . The next opponent is Great Britain, and the last match in the group will be played against Latvia.
“Every match is difficult because it was seen today even if she is ranked lower than me, she beat me, many players can beat me even if I am ranked 10, I try to maintain my game, maintain my confidence and fight for every match. I will give everything I can to bring a point to the team”,added Simona Halep.
