Simona Halep has qualified for the 2nd round at Roland Garros with emotions, after 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 with Nastasija Schunk, after her opponent led 3-0 and 5-0 in the first two sets.
At the end, the Romanian explained what she felt on the court in front of the 18-year-old German, ranked 165th in the WTA.
Simona Halep: ” I’m really happy that I was able to finish this match “
“I want to thank the audience for coming, it’s really cold here. I’m glad I’m back, last year I didn’t play at Roland Garros, I missed this atmosphere. Even though it was hard, she played very well , I’m glad I won.
In the second set, she hit the balls hard and I didn’t have a reply, but in the end, I stayed focused, I managed to be strong and I’m really happy that I was able to finish this match, because it’s always difficult in the first round. She is a tough and strong opponent,” said Simona Halep to Eurosport.
In the 2nd round, Simona will meet the Chinese Qinwen Zheng (ranked 74th WTA).
- Simona Halep was champion at Roland Garros in 2018.
Simona Halep: “I have a French coach, I’m going to learn French”
Since April 7, Simona Halep has been trained by the French Patrick Mouratoglou . Our great champion promised to learn French.
“The goal is to play better, I focus on that every time I’m on the court and I want to fight. I’m glad that the people here always support me, I’ve played a few finals here and I’ve always had a great crowd.
‘Merci beucoup’ (no: thank you very much). Now I actually have a French coach and I will probably learn French so that we can speak French here ,” said Simona Halep.
- Mouratoglou was the coach of Serena Williams from June 2012 to 2022. Over time he also coached players such as Marcos Baghdatis (whom he coached to the Australian Open 2006 final), Julia Vakulenko, Anastasia Pavliucenkova, Aravane Rezai, Irena Pavlovic, Jérémy Chardy, Laura Robson, Yanina Wickmayer and Grigor Dimitrov.
