Romanian tennis player Simona Halep qualified for the second round of the Grand Slam tournament of Roland Garros, after needing three sets to beat the German Nastasja Schunk, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 on Tuesday in Paris.
Simona Halep (30 years old, the 19th in the WTA), the 19th seed, won after almost two hours of play (1 h 48 min) versus an opponent (18 years old, 165th in the WTA), who showed qualities above the place held in the rankings.
Halep secured a cheque for 84,000 euros and 70 WTA points.
Simona Halep's next opponent will be the Chinese Qinwen Zheng (19 years old, the 74th in the WTA).
AGERPRES.