To officially become the latest Dubai Duty Free ambassador, Simona Halep had to pass one final test. In Dubai, she was asked a few questions about Dubai Duty Free, and passed with flying colors.

The Roland Garros champion joins the role alongside fellow WTA pros Caroline Wozniacki and Elina Svitolina.

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Halep is into the quarterfinals of the Premier 5 event, with straight-set wins over Eugenie Bouchard and Lesia Tsurenko.

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She's been in excellent form, as evident by this sly drop-shot hot shot:

The world No. 2 has had a busy few weeks. She helped Romania reach its first Fed Cup semifinal and then reached the final in Doha.

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She also tried a test run with a new coach, Thierry Van Cleemput, but the two chose not to continue the partnership so Halep is again without a coach.

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ATP Rio De Janeiro

• Starting Monday 2/18, at 2:30 pm ET, catch live coverage of the Rio Open featuring Dominic Thiem, Fabio Fognini, and Diego Schwartzman.

WTA Dubai

• Watch Naomi Osaka, Petra Kvitova, Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova live from the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships starting Saturday, 2/16 at 3:00 am ET

WTA Budapest

• Tennis Channel Plus features live coverage of the Hungarian Ladies Open beginning Monday, 2/18 8:00 am ET

ATP Delray Beach

• Watch Juan Martin del Potro, John Isner and Frances Tiafoe live on Tennis Channel Plus beginning Tuesday, 2/19 at 12:30 am ET.

ATP Marseille

• See Karen Khachanov, Borna Coric and Stefanos Tsitsipas live on Tennis Channel Plus beginning Monday 2/18, 8:30 am ET