French Open defeat still 'killing me' says Halep


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 27 Jun 2017

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 10, 2017 Romania’s Simona Halep during the final against Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko. Reuters / Benoit Tessier

EASTBOURNE, England (Reuters) - Romania's Simona Halep said her bitter French Open final defeat by Jelena Ostapenko was still "killing her" as she looked forward to making amends at next week's Wimbledon.

"I still have, before going to sleep, some thoughts about that final," Halep, who will face Ying-Ying Duan of China at the Aegon International in Eastbourne on Tuesday in her first match since the Roland Garros final, told reporters.

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