Tennis - Australian Open - Second Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 23, 2020. Romania's Simona Halep celebrates winning the match against Britain's Harriet Dart. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - When Simona Halep pledged to donate A$200 (£104) to bushfire relief every time she gave her coach a hard time during her matches in Australia this month, she was ready for the final total to be a hefty sum.
However, her Australian coach Darren Cahill joked that Halep had earned a half-price discount on Thursday as she had reached the third round of the Australian Open with a fairly drama-free 6-2 6-4 win over British qualifier Harriet Dart.
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