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Simona Halep feeling confident after win over Yanina Wickmayer

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Simona Halep reveals that she is feeling confident following her straight-sets wins over Yanina Wickmayer in the last 16 of the Australian Open.

Simona Halep has said that she is full of confidence following her victory over Yanina Wickmayer at the Australian Open.

The Romanian confirmed safe passage into her second consecutive quarter-final at the tournament by defeating Wickmayer 6-2 6-4 at Melbourne Park.

"A lot of confidence I have now because I didn't lose a set," Halep told reporters after the win.

"I had good matches here in first week, so I'm really happy that I'm in second week now like last year. Here I started to play my best tennis in Grand Slams. So means a lot for me.

"I really have more confidence now to play the quarter-finals."

Third seed Halep will now face Ekaterina Makarova for a place in the semi-final stage.

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