Third time lucky for Simona

Simona Halep finally gets her hands on Coupe Suzanne-Lenglen after triumphing in her third Roland-Garros final.
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9 JUNE 2018
 - SARAH EDWORTHY
La poignée de mains entre Simona Halep et Sloane Stephens©Cedric Lecocq / FFT

A handshake between two inspiring players who in becoming Grand Slam champions (Stephens at the 2017 US Open) have displayed exemplary perseverance. What would their mantra be? "Just keep going when the going is tough. Just always believe in yourself when other people don't believe in you."

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Sloane Stephens lors de la finale de Roland-Garros 2018©Nicolas Gouhier / FFT
Simona Halep, Roland-Garros 2018©Corinne Dubreuil / FFT
Simona Halep, Roland-Garros 2018©Corinne Dubreuil / FFT
La poignée de mains entre Simona Halep et Sloane Stephens©Cedric Lecocq / FFT
Simona Halep, Roland-Garros 2018©Corinne Dubreuil / FFT
Simona Halep, Roland-Garros 2018©Nicolas Gouhier / FFT
Simona Halep, Roland-Garros 2018©Nicolas Gouhier / FFT
Arantxa Sanchez, Sloane Stephens, Simona Halep et Bernard Giudicelli, Roland-Garros 2018©Nicolas Gouhier / FFT
Sloane Stephens et Simona Halep, Roland-Garros 2018©Corinne Dubreuil / FFT
Simona Halep, Roland-Garros 2018©Philippe Montigny / FFT
Simona Halep avec la Coupe Suzanne-Lenglen, Roland-Garros 2018©Corinne Dubreuil / FFT