tennis
Polish teen proves too good for Simona Halep in French Open
04 October 2020 - 16:20
Paris — Polish teenager Iga Swiatek booted top seed Simona Halep out of the French Open on Sunday with a crushing 6-1 6-2 victory to make her maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal.
Halep came into the fourth-round clash on a 17-match unbeaten streak having defeated the 19-year-old Swiatek, ranked 54th in the world, 6-1 6-0 in 45 minutes at the same stage in 2019 in the clay court Grand Slam at Roland Garros...
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