In the second set, at 6-2, 5-1, our athlete managed a superb point, which brought the fans to their feet and made her opponent applaud.
The winning return of our champion was also noticed by the organizers, who posted the images on the official account of the Australian Open, along with the message “Vintage Halep”.
Simona Halep,  seed number 14, won after only 64 minutes the confrontation with Danka Kovinic, score 6-2, 6-1.
It was Halep’s eighth consecutive win this year, after the title won at Melbourne Summer Set 1. She has 14 wins in her last 15 matches played.
Halep secured a check for 328,000 Australian dollars and 240 WTA points.
Simona Halep’s opponent in the round of 16 will be French Alize Cornet  (32 years old, 61 WTA), who on Saturday defeated Slovenian Tamara Zidansek 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, after previously eliminating Garbine Muguruza, the third favorite.
Cornet leads head-to-head matches with Halep 3-1. The Romanian’s only victory took place in 2013, in Sofia, with 6-4, 6-4. Cornet prevailed in 2011, in the first round in Monterrey, with 7-5, 6-1, in 2014, in Dubai, he took advantage of Simona’s withdrawal with a score of 6-1, 1-1, and in 2015 he won in Madrid , in the first round, with 7-6 (6), 6-3.
