French Open 2020: Simona Halep cruises through to second round with win over Sara Sorribes Tormo

Updated 27/09/2020 at 13:27 GMT

Romanian top seed Simona Halep started slowly before hitting top gear against Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo to celebrate her 29th birthday at Roland Garros with a breezy 6-4 6-0 win in the opening round of the French Open on Sunday.

Romania's Simona Halep celebrates after winning the women's singles first round tennis match against Spain's Sara Sorribes on Day 1 of The Roland Garros

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Simona Halep sealed her place in the second round of the 2020 French Open as she crushed Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4 6-0 at a very cold Roland Garros.

The top seed looked in supreme form as she won the second set with a bagel to demonstrate her dominance on the red dirt in Paris.

Halep, who is the favourite at Roland Garros for many observers, was quite brilliant on her backhand side in particular as she battled through in very tricky, cold conditions.

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The Romanian, who won her maiden Grand Slam at Roland Garros in 2018, took her unbeaten run of matches to 15, dating back to her Dubai victory in February shortly before the professional circuit shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Halep quickly found herself down 4-2 in the opening set but she responded in impressive fashion and won the next eight games to complete the victory in 82 minutes.