Simona Halep would watch this match saying ‘girl, I know what you’re going through'”, Courtney Nguyen, the well-known representative of WTA Insider, pointed out on the Twitter account.
simona halep watching this shelby match like gurl i knooooow
— Courtney Nguyen (@FortyDeuceTwits) April 3, 2019
Ostapenko was led 4-0 and 5-1 in the deciding set of the duel with Shelby, but made an incredible comeback. She sent the act to the tie-break, where she prevailed at 4, thus obtaining qualification for the round of 16, where Madison Keys awaits her.
In the last act at Roland Garros, Simona Halep led “Alona” 6-4, 3-0, having chances to make it 4-0. From there, began the spectacular comeback of the Latvian, who won the set, 6-4. Moreover, “Simo” also led in the decider (3-1), but her opponent took control of the game again and prevailed 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Simona Halep won Roland Garros 2018
Simona Halep got her revenge a year later. It was her turn to turn a match from an extremely difficult position. Sloane Stephens led 6-3, 2-0, but the Romanian prevailed 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.