SIMONA Halep has claimed the battle for the world No 1 crown, staving off Garbine Muguruza in a brutal French Open semi-final. Coached by South Australian Darren Cahill, Halep will chase a maiden grand slam title against either Sloane Stephens or Madison Keys after crafting a 6-1 6-4 victory. Overcoming a cramped schedule compromised by […]
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Miami Open 2018 results LIVE: Full WTA scores and schedule as Serena and Halep eye title
The Miami Open is underway, with Simona Halep and Serena Williams both targeting the title. The WTA half of the Miami Open draw is expected to be fiercely contested this year. Not only is Serena Williams back and pushing full match fitness, but Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki are in top form. Garbine Muguruza is […]
Australian Open 2018: Caroline Wozniacki APOLOGISES to Simona Halep – 'I'm sorry for this'
The second seed recovered from a leg injury to win 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 6-4 to land a major title at the 43rd attempt. Wozniacki was in tears after grabbing the win, which came 14 years after her first Grand Slam final defeat. The Dane will replace Halep as world No 1 in the world rankings […]
Caroline Wozniacki WINS Australian Open after downing Simona Halep in epic
Wozniacki, 27, has battled it out at the top of the sport for 13 years since turning professional in 2005. And now finally her wait for a Grand Slam win is over after she fought to a 7-6 3-6 6-4 win in close to three hours against Halep. Halep had her blood pressure checked on […]
Simona Halep reveals how her breast reduction helped her career ahead of Wozniacki match
Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki are going head to head at the Australian Open women’s final today. The 26-year-old Romanian professional tennis player and the 27-year-old Dane, will face off on the court. Halep is currently ranked number one in the world for women’s singles, but Wozniacki holds position number two, making for a tense […]
Australian Open 2018 LIVE: Simona Halep vs Caroline Wozniacki with first Slam at stake
The winner at Rod Laver Arena is not only guaranteed a long-awaited maiden grand slam title but also the world number one ranking in the game of thrones that women’s tennis has become in Serena Williams’s absence. The final will be the first between two non-slam winners in 38 years, since Hana Mandlikova beat home […]
Simona Halep net worth: How much is Australian Open finalist worth
Before the Australian Open started, Simona Halep had earned a huge $ 20,912,291 in her tennis career. The Romanian turned pro in 2006 which means she has averaged close to $ 2million a year playing professional tennis. If Halep beats Caroline Wozniacki in the Australian Open final she will bank the biggest cheque of her […]
Halep crushes Pliskova
Video Halep crushes Pliskova1:52 Tennis: Top seed Simona Halep cruised past Karolina Pliskova in straight sets to book a Semi-Final date with Angelique Kerber. January 24th 2018 an hour ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/Tennis news and galleries/ Tennis Halep crushes Pliskova1:52 January 24th 2018 an hour ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/Tennis news and galleries/ Roger […]
Australian Open: Bouchard ousted by top-seed Halep
Three of Canada’s top tennis stars have now been eliminated from the Australian Open tennis tournament. The latest was unseeded Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., who fell to top-seeded Simona Halep of Romania 6-2, 6-2 in their second round match in Melbourne on Thursday. Halep next plays Lauren Davis. Halep’s gained some revenge from the last — […]
Sharapova stuns world no. 2 Halep in emotional Grand Slam return at US Open
Maria Sharapova was victorious in her first Grand Slam match since returning from a 15-month doping ban, beating Simona Halep at the US Open on Monday night. Sharapova, ranked 146 in the world after coming back from a 15-month doping ban in April this year, faced a tough challenge in the form of Romanian number […]