Tennis: Halep Advances To Third Round At Indian Wells

Indian Wells, United States, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 10th Mar, 2018 ) :World No. 1 Simona Halep roared into the third round of the WTA Indian Wells WTA tournament, overpowering Kristyna Pliskova 6-4, 6-4 on Friday.

The 26-year-old Romanian will meet the winner of a match between American wildcard Caroline Dolehide and world number 30 Dominika Cibulkova, of Slovakia. "I was ready to play.

I was ready to work and ready to fight," Halep said.

"It was a nice day. "It wasn't an easy match. But I am really happy I won my first match here and I get a chance to play again." Halep and Caroline Wozniacki have been taking turns at No. 1 this year. Denmark's Wozniacki took the world number one ranking after winning the Australian Open but Halep reclaimed it from her just prior to the elite Indian Wells hardcourt event.