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Simona Halep will benefit from working from Serena Williams’ long-time coach Patrick Mouratoglou, according to Eurosport expert Mats Wilander. It was announced earlier this year that two-time major winner Halep had enlisted the help of Mouratoglou.
Former French Open champion Simona Halep overcame lucky loser Nastasja Schunk in a hard-fought three-set win in the first round at Roland-Garros. Following a series of first-round casualties, including sixth seed Ons Jabeur and defending champion Barbora Krejcikova, Halep was out to avoid an early upset of her own in her first Grand Slam with new coach Patrick Mouratoglou. Ad/> The Romanian was severely tested by Schunk, the 18-year-old German who was making her Grand Slam debut, but the 2018 winner eventually came through 6-4 1-6 6-1.
Former world No 1 Daniil Medvedev and 2021 finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas are in action on day three at the French Open while Paula Badosa and Aryna Sabalenka star on the women’s side of the draw.
By Christina Macfarlane and Sana Noor Haq, CNN
Danielle Collins advanced to the last 16 of the Italian Open after coming through a bruising meeting with Simona Halep. The Pietrangeli Court crowd in Rome were given an evening treat as a dramatic first set lasting 82 minutes — and which contained a remarkable six breaks of serve — saw the balance of the match swing one way then the other.
Carlos Moya has hit back at Patrick Mouratoglou after he cast doubt on Rafa Nadal's prospects at the upcoming French Open. Mouratoglou, Serena Williams' ex-coach, had suggested that Nadal's lack of matches — following a rib injury that kept him out of action during the early part of the clay-court season — would count against him at Roland-Garros.
It was around this time last year that Simona Halep said she was “filled with sadness” after having to withdraw from the French Open due to a calf injury. It was a setback that pushed Halep close to retirement – “I thought at 30 I would be done” – and left her doubting that she would rediscover her best form. But 12 months down the line, the mood has shifted significantly; there’s excitement and optimism around Halep rather than sadness.
Simona Halep powered past world number two Paula Badosa 6-3, 6-1 to reach the third round of the Madrid Open on Saturday while Tunisia's Ons Jabeur overcame a second-set wobble to topple Varvara Gracheva 7-5, 0-6, 6-4. Halep, unseeded in the Spanish capital, was aggressive from the outset as she broke Badosa three times to clinch the opening set and took that momentum into the second, racing to a 3-0 lead before Badosa called the trainer for a shoulder problem.