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Romanian tennis star Simona Halep is all set to play in the French Open 2022. The former world number 1 won the tournament back in the year 2018. The 30-year-old is one of the best WTA players ever with two Grand Slam titles. And a record 64-week top position on the WTA rankings.

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However, after making her comeback from a long injury, the recent result has not been very encouraging for the Romanian. As she crashed out of Rome Open after losing against Danielle Collins in an enthralling 82 minutes encounter. Despite the loss, Halep seems to be fully confident going into Roland Garros. In an Instagram post, she has referred to the same.

Simona Halep Is All Set for Roland Garros

In a recent Instagram post, Simona posted a beautiful-looking picture of herself; With the focus on her wristwatch. Simona seems be reflecting the fact that there’s very little time remaining for the French Grand Slam event. She has expressed her excitement regarding the same in the caption. Calling it her favorite Grand Slam event.

 

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“Tick boom, it’s almost @rolandgarros o’clock Eyes firmly set on my fav Slam! @hublot.” The caption read.

Notably, the 30-year-old has tagged the Swiss watchmaker brand ‘Hublot’ in the caption, suggesting the post might be a promotional one. Notably, the 30-year-old has been associated with the watchmaker brand since 2016 and has since endorsed it frequently. However, talking about the tournament. The former French Open winner will be eager to repeat her feat in this year’s event.

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In a recent interview, Simona spoke in detail about the mental toll the long injury took on her. She said that at a point in time she was considering retiring from tennis. However, life had different plans for Simona as she met Patrick Mouratoglou.

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The former coach of Serena Williams ignited the fire yet again in the heart of the 30-year-old Romanian. To pick up the racket and make a comeback. Halep assigned Patrick the position of coach after participating in the Sunshine Double.

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Since then, Simona has had Patrick by his side and both together will be looking forward to regaining her past glory.