Simona has 100 points to defend, after playing in the quarter-finals in 2018. Unlike her, Naomi Osaka and Petra Kvitova did not start the competition last year. An advantage for “Simo” is that the Japanese will lose 55 points, after the absence from Charleston.
The scenarios through which Simona Halep can return to first place, after Stuttgart
Thus, there are two scenarios in which Simona Halep can resume her position as world leader, one in which she was for 64 weeks.
1. Simona Halep reaches the final. She will need Naomi Osaka to be knocked out in the first round and Petra Kvitova not to win the match.
2. Simona Halep wins the tournament. In that case, she will need Naomi Osaka not to catch the final.
Simona Halep will participate in the semi-final of the Fed Cup with France
The next destination for Simona Halep is Rouen, where she will play alongside Romania’s Fed Cup team in the semi-final against France.
“The coach always decided the team and he did it very well, we adapt to the decisions. I am focused on what I have to do, which is to win the points for the country. The atmosphere in the group, between us girls, was wonderful last time, so I hope it will be the same now,” said Halep, upon her return to Romania.
