Simona Halep taking her game to a higher plane after shutdown
The HinduSimona Halep said she had found inner calm during tennis's coronavius shutdown and that she had returned to the courts with more maturity and perspective on the game. READ: Halep claims Rome title after Pliskova retires with injury “The pandemic got me in a place that I really dreamed to be,” the world number two told the WTA Insider Podcast. So being able to do this as good as I do in the last seven years, it's a big thing.” Halep, 28, said her first Rome title, which she won when Karolina Pliskova retired due to injury, was the culmination of a dream she had since 2013, though she was a much different person now. I have to fight with the opponent because I face an opponent.” READ: Novak Djokovic wins fifth Italian Open, 36th Masters 1000 title And while many have her as the favourite for a second title at Roland Garros after her 2018 triumph, Halep said she would take it one match at a time.