Halep heads into 'weird' French Open as clear favouriteSimona Halep won her maiden Grand Slam title at the 2018 French Open after three previous finals defeatsPARIS - Former champion Simona Halep arrives at the rescheduled French Open as the player to beat in a women's draw missing title holder Ashleigh Barty and recent US Open winner Naomi Osaka, two of the world's top three. - Gloomy conditions await -A sore hamstring has sidelined three-time Grand Slam champion Osaka, while Bianca Andreescu, the 2019 US Open winner, will miss the tournament as well. "As I said always, many girls from the top 10, top 15 have a chance to win a Grand Slam," said Halep. As for Williams, who turns 39 on Saturday, she has not added to her Grand Slam haul since winning the 2017 Australian Open while pregnant. She is set to face fellow American Kristie Ahn in a rematch of their first round encounter at the US Open.

Source: Bangkok Post September 26, 2020 01:30 UTC