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Simona Halep cruises to win over Flavia Pennetta in Singapore

Simona Halep begins her WTA Finals campaign with a 6-0 6-3 victory over Flavia Pennetta in the opening game of the round-robin stage.

Simona Halep has made the perfect start to the WTA Championships by beating Flavia Pennetta 6-0 6-3 in Singapore.

Kicking off the season-ending tournament against the Italian, Halep boosted her chances of reaching the knockout stage by opening her Red Group campaign with a victory.

Simona Halep of Romania celebrates winning a point against Falvia Pennetta of Italy during their season-ending tennis WTA Final in Singapore on October 25, 2015© Getty Images

It was a dominant start from Halep, who looked untroubled by her rival on serve and capitalised on the opportunities offered to race away with the opener in just 26 minutes as Pennetta, who will retire after the event, was punished for failing to find her range from the back of the court.

Despite continuing to struggle with her first serves, Pennetta improved in the second set and forced the world number two to save a couple of break points in the first game.

This year's US Open champion battled to stay in the match, but Halep capitalised on break point at the fourth attempt to take a 5-3 lead, before holding to 15 to ensure it was a comfortable start to the round-robin stage.

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Simona Halep of Romania reacts to a shot against Marina Erakovic of New Zealand during their 2015 US Open Women's Singles round 1 match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center September 1, 2015
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