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
Simona Halep, Roland-Garros 2018©Corinne Dubreuil / FFT

After a match played with mutual respect, it was funny to see Sloane Stephens have to give Halep a hint on how to lift the trophy. "Yeah. Show the world your trophy," the American joked. "You have been waiting for this. So you better put it up in the air and show them what you got today."

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©Corinne Dubreuil / FFT
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