"I was actually stressed a little bit because two years in a row I lost first round, so I didn't want to do the third one," admitted Halep. On her return she managed to get to set point on the Romanian's serve, but once Halep held the tide turned. - 'Medical helped me' -"I think she didn't know what's the score," said Halep. But it wasn't to be as Halep got to the second round for the first time since 2015. "I felt a big pain on court, but I didn't have time to go to check it," Halep said of her ankle.

Source: The Nation Bangkok January 16, 2018 08:26 UTC