Cornet battles past Halep to reach last 8
Alize Cornet reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at her 63rd attempt, defeating Simona Halep 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in a titanic battle on Rod Laver Arena that lasted 2 hours and 33 minutes. The resurgent Romanian had stormed into the last
Simona kicks off her Australian Open campaign with victory over Frech
Simona got her 2022 Australian Open campaign off to a victorious start, as the 2018 runner-up ousted Magdalena Frech of Poland 6-4, 6-3 in the first round. The Romanian claimed her 104th Grand Slam main-draw match-win by taking out Frech. The
Simona delighted with her “beautiful week” in Melbourne
Simona captured the 23rd WTA singles title of her career, and first in Australia, at the Melbourne Summer Set 1 with a 6-2, 6-3 defeat of No.3 seed Veronika Kudermetova in the final on Sunday. The No.2 seed was thrilled to
Halep fends off Golubic challenge to make Melbourne semifinals
Simona fought her way into the semifinals of Melbourne Summer Set 1 on Friday, outlasting No.6 seed Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 at Melbourne Park. Halep served for the match in the second set before Golubic pushed the No.2
