PARIS (Reuters) - French Open top seed Simona Halep put in a disciplined performance to tame big-hitting Romanian compatriot Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3 6-4 in the second round on Wednesday, extending her winning run to 16 matches.
World number two Halep arrived at Roland Garros having won her last three tournaments - two of them on claycourts in Prague and Rome - and started as the overwhelming favourite to add a second French Open title to her Grand Slam cabinet.
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