Wimbledon 2022: Quarter-final milestones for Garin and Fritz, as Halep races on
It has been a week of milestones for many players in both the men’s and singles draws as, day after day, another name made a…
Simona Halep
Wimbledon 2022: No1 Swiatek takes centre stage for 36th straight win, as Halep begins 2019 ‘defence’
There had been some debate about who should open play for the women’s draw on first Tuesday. Tradition has it that the defending champion always…
Indian Wells 2022: Swiatek will face Halep, Sakkari takes on Badosa in final four in the desert
First to pass the quarter-final test in Indian Wells was the only former champion among the last eight women standing. Simona Halep, a former No1…
Indian Wells 2022: Halep and Swiatek survive cull of seeds to reach quarters
In what seems a flash, the women’s draw has reached the last 16 of the 96 that began their campaign a week ago. And all…
Dubai WTA500 2022: Ostapenko beats Halep to reach final against Kudermetova
Simona Halep was not seeded at this week’s WTA500 in Dubai, but then in such a packed draw, there was a total of five former…
Dubai WTA500 2022: Ostapenko saves match point to beat Kvitova as Halep cruises on
In such a packed, high-quality field, where all eight seeds were ranked in the top 10, there were sure to be dangerous names lurking in…
Australian Open 2021: Halep battles to tough win over Aussie Tomljanovic in bottom-heavy quarter
Of the 12 remaining former Major champions in the women’s draw at this year’s Australian Open, eight were in the bottom half that played on…
Melbourne 2021: Williams, Halep and Pliskova waste no time en route to Round 3
On a day boasting 49 matches, there were surprisingly few upsets as the Melbourne Summer Series of six tournaments cranked up towards a peak display…
French Open 2020: Stunning teen Iga Swiatek puts out top seed Simona Halep
If former French Open champion Simona Halep won the title again this year, she would return to No1 in the world. And for most, she…
French Open 2020 women’s preview: Former No1s Halep, Azarenka, Muguruza, hit form before Paris
Yes, the defending champion and world No1 Ashleigh Barty has opted to stay away from Paris—just as she did from New York and Rome. And…
Rome Premier 2020: Third time lucky for Halep, who wins after Pliskova retirement
No matter how happy the tennis tour has been to get back onto the courts after its five-month lockdown, there is no denying the challenge…
World No2 Simona Halep withdraws from US Open after winning Prague title
Simona Halep preluded her campaign in Prague last week by saying that she was still undecided about travelling to the Western and Southern Open and…
Prague Open: Simona Halep admits, after six months away, ‘I feel ready to start’
Simona Halep could little have expected, when she won her 20th career title in Dubai in February, that she had just played her last match…
Dubai Premier 2020: Halep beats gallant debutante Rybakina to win 20th career title
After a thrilling week of women’s tennis at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, a week that featured five of the top seven in the…
Dubai Premier 2020: Elina Rybakina beats another seed to reach fourth final of year
The remarkable Elina Rybakina was a break down in both sets, and saved set-points in both tie-breaks, but after two and a quarter hours, the…
Dubai Premier 2020: Simon Halep and Garbine Muguruza survive thrillers to reach QFs
Top seed Simona Halep survived a gallant challenge from Ons Jabeur, fighting off a match point before claiming a 1-6, 6-2, 7-6(7) victory and a…
Toronto Premier preview: Simona Halep begins defence; Barty, Osaka, Pliskova bid for No1
Even before Wimbledon was done and dusted, the women’s tennis tour had moved on—or perhaps back is a better term—to European clay. As the last…
Wimbledon 2019: Simona Halep hammers Serena Williams – and wows Centre Court
It was a final of stark contrasts but one featuring two very familiar women: Serena Williams and Simona Halep, both Major champions, both former No1s.…
Wimbledon 2019: Serena Williams cruises to showdown with first-time finalist Simona Halep
There were the oh-so-familiar and the rather less familiar among the four women who took to the most famous court in tennis on a warm…
Wimbledon 2019: Simona Halep cruises past Azarenka to set meeting with teenage star Coco Gauff
It was one of the headline matches of the day, a contest between two Major champions, Simona Halep and Victoria Azarenka, and they had scored…
French Open 2019: Teenager star Amanda Anisimova downs defending champion Simona Halep
At last, the defending champion, Simona Halep, got to court for her quarter-final match against the fast-rising star, Amanda Anisimova—two days after the women in…