Simona Halep of Romania hits the ball during her match against Jana Cepelova of Slovakia at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, June 30, 2015. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
LONDON (Reuters) - Simona Halep lost her chance to go on a court she likened to "a very nice hotel" after she checked out of Wimbledon early on Tuesday following a shock 5-7 6-4 6-3 defeat by 106th-ranked Slovakian Jana Cepelova.
The Romanian third seed made it to the semi-finals 12 months ago but came unstuck under a flurry of unforced errors, her tally of 34 including seven double faults.
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