Halep Races Into Third French Open Quarter-Final

World number one, Simona Halep, the runner-up in 2014 and 2017, routed Belgian 16th seed Elise Mertens 6-2, 6-1 to reach the French Open … Continue reading Halep Races Into Third French Open Quarter-Final

By Ignatius Igwe

Updated June 4, 2018

Alison Riske of the US plays a return to Romania’s Simona Halep during their women’s singles first round match on day four of The Roland Garros 2018 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on May 30, 2018. Eric FEFERBERG / AFP

Romania’s Simona Halep on day four of The Roland Garros 2018 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on May 30, 2018. Eric FEFERBERG / AFP

World number one, Simona Halep, the runner-up in 2014 and 2017, routed Belgian 16th seed Elise Mertens 6-2, 6-1 to reach the French Open quarter-finals for the third time on Monday.

Top seed Halep will take on either German 12th seed Angelique Kerber or Caroline Garcia, the seventh-seeded Frenchwoman who made the last-eight in 2017.

Halep won in 59 minutes with the second set taking just 22 minutes.

The Romanian broke serve six times against a player who made the semi-finals at the Australian Open in January.

AFP