Simona Halep (27 years old) finished the mini-vacation she took, after returning to Bucharest and already started the preparation for the clay season. For our champion, now ranked second in the world , the first competition on such a surface in 2019 will be the semi-final France – Romania in the Fed Cup . Simona wants to take full advantage of the remaining time, 17 days, and that is precisely why she has already entered the training room, as can be seen from the video she posted on her insta story.
In addition, Halep is also working hard in the weight room to be in top physical shape for kick-off time against France
As soon as she returned to the country, after the tournament in Miami (USA), Halep stated that she will focus on the Fed Cup.  “Expectations are high, because I really want us to win the Fed Cup. But first we will see how we will do in the match against France. Now there will be a short period of rest, after which I will start training on clay” , stated Simona, upon returning to the country, at the Henri Coandă Airport.
Simona also said that she did not follow either Caroline Garcia or Kristina Mladenovic. “I can’t say that we are favorites, I think the chances are equal, but we believe in what we can achieve! It will be difficult with France, but I didn’t stay to watch their players either. Our coaches certainly did. What I can say is that we have played against them before and we know what we have to do” , said Simona.
