BUCHAREST - World number five Simona Halep raced to the Bucharest clay court title in just 47 minutes on Sunday with a 6-0, 6-0 blitz of Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova. "I think I've never won 6-0, 6-0 in a WTA event," said Halep. Romania's Simona Halep, pictured on July 5, 2016, won the Bucharest clay court title 6-0, 6-0It was a second title of the season for top seed Halep after the 24-year-old also triumphed on clay in Madrid and the 13th of her career. Victory came just two days after Halep pulled out of the Olympics because of fears over the Zika virus. Today I think I was more solid, I fought for every ball, I was aggressive and I managed to finish the points very quick."

Source: Bangkok Post July 17, 2016 16:30 UTC