Simona Halep has booked her place in the third round at the French Open with victory over Zarina Diyas.
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The 2014 finalist was pushed during the opening set but she was eventually able to secure the win by a 6-2 7-6 scoreline.
The two players shared six breaks of serve during a competitive start to the contest but Halep held her nerve during the resulting tie-break to take it 7-5.
That setback resulted in Diyas falling away in the second, and Halep was able to break a further three times to move through to a clash with Naomi Osaka.
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Darren Plant
Darren Plant
