Simona Halep beats Coco Gauff to enter Madrid Open quarterfinals
Simona Halep recorded the 30th Madrid Open win of her career, overcoming American phenom Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-4 on Monday. Halep climbed back from 1-4 down in the second set to skip past Gauff in 77 minutes. "I felt like I played exactly what I had to play," said the 30-year-old Halep, who is now 3-0 lifetime against Gauff.


