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Simona Halep (30 de ani, 15 WTA) a învins-o pe Beatriz Haddad Maia (26 de ani, 24 WTA), scor 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, și a câștigat turneul de categorie WTA 1000 de la Toronto.
Simona Halep revine în Top 10
" "It's never easy to play against [Haddad Maia]," Halep said in her post-match press conference. "She beat me a few weeks ago. ... I knew that it was going to be a good challenge and a good fight. So it's been a battle today, and I'm really happy that I could actually be stronger in the important moments."
With her latest victory in Canada, Halep has won a single event three times for the first time in her career. However, this is Halep’s first triumph in Toronto -- her previous National Bank Open titles came at the Montreal site.
"It makes it even more special because I really wanted to win it in Toronto as well," Halep said. "Here there are many Romanians and they always come to support me. So I'm really happy that I could also win here."
"Halep has put together a stellar 2022 season. She has won 38 matches, second only to World No.1 Iga Swiatek’s 49 for the year. This is Halep's second title of the season, following a trophy at Melbourne Summer Set 1 in January.
Haddad Maia, for her part, will make her Top 20 debut next week, with a projected ranking of No.16.
WTA 1000 expert: Halep has 185 match-wins at WTA 1000 tournaments, more than any other player. She has reached 18 WTA 1000 finals, tied with Serena Williams for the most since this level was introduced in 2009.
But this was Halep’s first WTA 1000 final since she won the 2020 Rome title just under two years ago. Despite that gap, Halep proved her experience at that level was second to none, holding off World No.24 Haddad Maia and improving to 3-1 against the rising Brazilian. "
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