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Hot Shot: Halep hits clutch touch winner on match point

Published Jul 01, 2019

Sailing through to the second round in style...@Simona_Halep's pursuit to win the #Wimbledon title begins with victory over Aliaksandra Sasnovich on No.1 Court pic.twitter.com/6IgsgU1sUr
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 1, 2019

On Day 1 at Wimbledon, Simona Halep moved into second round by defeating the tricky Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-4, 7-5. Halep was in great form, closing out an eleven-ball rally with a cross-court backhand touch winner near the net to seal the win.

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Despite an injury scare, after which she needed to get her ankle taped up, Halep was able to carry on.

"It's OK in this moment. But I need to do the treatment," she said. "I feel a little bit. I think it's a little bit stretched, the muscle behind the knee, and also the Achilles. Hopefully is nothing dangerous and I can recover until the next match."

Halep next faces her compatriot Mihaela Buzarnescu for the first time in her career.

Hot Shot: Halep hits clutch touch winner on match point

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