Defending champion Halep into French Open quarters
Romania's Simona Halep celebrates after winning against Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko at the end of their women's singles third round match on day seven of The Roland Garros 2019 French Open tournament in Paris on June 1, 2019. PHOTO | ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT |
What you need to know:
- The Romanian third seed broke serve eight times in a totally one-sided contest that lasted just 55 minutes to set up a last-16 tie with either Olympic champion Monica Puig or Polish teenager Iga Swiatek.
PARIS
Reigning champion Simona Halep cruised into the Roland Garros fourth round on Saturday with a 6-2, 6-1 thrashing of Ukrainian 27th seed Lesia Tsurenko.
The Romanian third seed broke serve eight times in a totally one-sided contest that lasted just 55 minutes to set up a last-16 tie with either Olympic champion Monica Puig or Polish teenager Iga Swiatek.
