Simona Halep, who has not won a tournament since January 2022 (since Summer Set 2 in Melbourne), showed excellent form to win the WTA 1000 event in Toronto. After the success achieved, the former world leader published a special message on Instagram.

Simona Halep faced one of the most seasoned players on the circuit on Sunday, beating Brazil’s Beatrice Haddad Maia 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 after two hours and 16 minutes of play.

In this way, student Patrika Muratoglu won the 24th title in her career in Toronto and the first since January 2022.

Simona Halep, post on Instagram after winning the final of the tournament in Toronto: “I’m completely back”

Faced with serious problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Simona Halep managed to find her rhythm and win the tournament in Toronto.

“Today’s victory means a lot to me. Mentally, I have fully recovered since April of this year.

After reaching the semi-finals at Wimbledon, a win here is another big step.

Special thanks to the Romanians here in Toronto who made me feel right at home! The atmosphere on the field was incredible because of you. I’m thankful tonight.

A few months ago I couldn’t have thought that I would be able to lift this trophy again, Patrick Muratoglu, thank you for being with me and making me a better player. It was because you believed that I was still capable of great things on the tennis court.

And finally, thanks to my team for their daily work, Arno Restifo and Candice” – Simona Halep on Instagram.

Thanks to the tour in Toronto, Simona Halep climbed nine positions in the WTA ranking and is in 6th place. At the beginning of the year, the Romanian announced that her goal this year is to return to the WTA top 10.

Check out this Instagram post

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