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French Open: Former champion Halep knocked out by Chinese teenager Zheng

Simona Halep crashed out in the second round of the French Open on Thursday as she failed to find a way past the aggressive game of Chinese teenager Zheng Qinwen and fell to a 2-6 6-2 6-1 loss. Halep, who lifted the trophy at Roland Garros in 2018 before winning Wimbledon the following year, came into the contest on Court Simonne Mathieu having won her only prior meeting against the 19-year-old Zheng in straight sets in Melbourne in January. The 30-year-old Romanian got off to a flying start by dominating play from the baseline, breezing through the opening set and going up a break before Zheng, ranked 74th in the world took control.

Former champion Halep knocked out by Chinese teenager Zheng

PARIS : Former world number one Simona Halep crashed out in the second round of the French Open on Thursday as she failed to find a way past the aggressive game of Chinese teenager Zheng Qinwen and fell to a 2-6 6-2 6-1 loss.

French Open 2022: Simona Halep crashes out in three sets to Chinese teenager Qinwen Zheng

Simona Halep crashed out of the French Open at the hands of Qinwen Zheng who secured a 2-6 6-2 6-1 win. The Romanian is in the early stages of her association with coach Patrick Mouratoglou, a move Eurosport expert Mats Wilander will be of benefit to Halep. Ad/> Any changes — it is not a case of reinventing the wheel — are likely to take time to bed in and Halep was humbled in three sets on Thursday — albeit she had the trainer out on court on a couple of occasions in the third set and did not appear at 100%.

French Open Day 6: order of play, schedule, how to watch - Daniil Medevev, Iga Swiatek and Simona Halep in action

Day six at the 2022 French Open will see Daniil Medvedev, Iga Swiatek and Simona Halep all in action. World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev will hope to push through into the third round when he comes up against Serbian Laslo Djere, with the 26-year-old likely to be swept aside as the Russian moves through the gears on Court Philippe Chatrier.