World number one Simona Halep had her first practice session at Wimbledon with Australian legend Lleyton Hewitt as the Romanian bids for a second consecutive grand slam.
The Roland Garros Champion is looking to win her second consecutive grand slam after beating Sloane Stephens in Paris last month to claim her maiden grand slam. Since that glorious sunny day in Paris, Halep has taken some time off to reflect on her ground-breaking win as well as spending time with her family in Romania.
However the world number one is back on a tennis court and is preparing for more grand slam success on the grass courts of Wimbledon. The Romanian will be looking to better her quarter-final performance from last year, when she was defeated by Johanna Konta in three sets. The 26 year old has began her preparations for the third grand slam of the year by practicing with none other than former Wimbledon champion, Lleyton Hewitt. The surprise practice session was set up by Simona Halep’s coach, Darren Cahill as she aims to keep up her incredible season:
Thank you soooo much for the practice @lleytonhewitt ☺️☺️ It’s amazing how well you play and make it look so easy. I was dead at the end 😜 Thanks also to @darren_cahill for organising and Andrei Pavel for joining in. I had the best day @wimbledon 😍 #luckygirl pic.twitter.com/dcUf7Dvdep
— Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) June 27, 2018
The Romanian, will be the top seed for Wimbledon and will learn who her first round opponent will be on Friday at 10am when the draw is made. The other big names to be in the draw on Friday include Petra Kvitová, reigning champion Garbine Muguruza, Johanna Konta and Serena Williams, who will be seeded at number 25.
