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Romanian tennis player Simona Halep on Wednesday said her quarter-final meet with Serena Williams in the women's singles event at the 2016 US Open, which she lost in three sets, was her best match ever against Williams.
"Well, I think it was a good match. I played well. I could play better in those moments when I had chances. But I think the level was pretty high. I'm okay with the way that I was fighting till the end. It's something normal now for me, so it's a good thing. She played really well. She is the best player, so her serve was huge today. It was tough. Is tough. I'm a little bit sad, but I have just to take the positives, because I have a lot going ahead," added Halep.
Reacția Simonei Halep după ÎNFRÂNGEREA în fața Serenei Williams
World's number five Halep said she feels better than in 2015, when she lost the semi-final to Italy's Flavia Pennetta after a poor performance, ''I feel definitely better that I played much better than last year in the semis. Semis is better than quarterfinals. Yeah, but they are two different things. Last year I was not playing in the semis and this year I lost in the quarters but I gave everything I could.''
The head-to-head statistics is now 8-1 favouring Williams, with Halep's only win against Williams being a 6-0 6-2 stunner in the groups stage of the 2014 WTA Finals in Singapore. Out of Williams's eight wins over Halep just three were three-set matches, in the second round of the 2011 Championships at Wimbledon, in the 2015 semi-finals of the Miami Open and now at Flushing Meadows. AGERPRES
