SINGAPORE – Simona Halep came out firing in her opener at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global, getting swift revenge against her US Open conqueror, Flavia Pennetta.
Halep, who had lost four of five previous meetings with Pennetta – including a 59-minute stunner in the semifinals in Flushing Meadows – turned it around completely in Singapore on Sunday afternoon, racing through the first set at love in just 25 minutes and, after staying on serve through the first seven games of the second set, getting one last break of serve for 5-3 before serving the match out.
The No.1-seeded Halep closed out the No.7-seeded Pennetta in an hour and 10 minutes, 6-0, 6-3.
It was Halep’s first match since retiring first round at the China Open in Beijing two weeks ago.
The World No.2 is thrilled to be back at the WTA Finals – she was a runner-up in Singapore last year, beating Serena Williams in the round robin before the World No.1 pegged her back in the final.
Simona Halep puso en marcha la final de la WTA con triunfo en el primer partido del BNP Paribas de Singapur…con una dulce revancha ante su verdugo en el US Open, la Italiana Flavia Pennetta…
Hale, quien habia perdido los ultimos 4 de cinco enfrentamientos con Pennetta, incluidas las semifinales en Flushing Meadows en solo 59 minutos, le dio vuelrta a esa situación en Singapur, con un catedra de tenis que en el primer set la vio ganadora 6-0 en solo 25 minutos…para terminar imponiendse 6-0 y 6-3 en 70 minutos de partido.
Se trato del primer partido para la preclasificada numero uno de este torneo, desde su retiro en el abierto de china hacr 2 semanas…
La numero 2 del mundo busca regresar a la fina del ultimo torneo del año, torneo en el que el año pasado superao a Serena Williams.