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%.

/> Roland-GarrosZheng begins with double-fault under pressure against Halep2 HOURS AGO There were no signs of the troubles that were to follow as Halep eased through the opening set, as she dominated play from the back of the court. After losing her serve at the start of the second, Zheng gained a foothold in the second and began to trade effective blows with Halep. The Chinese player secured a break midway through the second, and Halep’s game unravelled.

The No. 19 seed began to rush her play, sprayed the ball wildly and a love break of serve ensured Zheng took the match to a deciding set. 'Sorry!' — Confused Swiatek has a laugh with umpire after sitting mishap between points Shocking moment Begu throws racquet, makes kid cry and gets warning 'Oooh!' — Henman reacts as rising star Rune crashes into board at French Open Zheng was able to impart tremendous topspin on the ball, and Halep at times was forced to play deep behind the baseline with the ball way over shoulder height.