LOS ANGELES, Aug 18 — Simona Halep earned her first victory since last May’s calf injury pause as the three-time finalist defeated Magda Linette 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 on Tuesday at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters. Halep only returned to the Tour last week in Montreal, losing in the opening round. She...
LOS ANGELES, Aug 18 — Simona Halep earned her first victory since last May’s calf injury pause as the three-time finalist defeated Magda Linette 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 on Tuesday at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters.
The Romanian defeated her Polish opponent for a second time, taking just over two hours on a day of rain interruptions. “Maybe the rain delay helped me a little bit to find energy. I was a little bit stronger physically and mentally in the third set. “This was the first time in my life that I’ve had this kind of problem, and I didn’t really know how to manage it. But I’m happy to be back, happy to play pain-free. I’m just trying to build my confidence back.”She dominated her 44th-ranked opponent with 11 aces and four breaks of serve.Konta has now lost in the Cincinnati first round in three of her last four appearances at the tournament, reaching the semi-finals in 2020 when the event was staged in New York under strict Covid-19 protocols.
American Sebastian Korda won his 23rd match this season as he quickly brushed aside Serb Laslo Djere 6-4, 6-4 to line up against second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.
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