Halep hauls herself past Riske

Top seed Simona Halep recovered fom a slow start to book her spot in the second round in three sets.
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30 MAY 2018
 - IAN CHADBAND
Simona Halep, Roland Garros 2018, Simple Dames, 1er Tour©Cedric Lecocq / FFT

World No.1 Simona Halep had a long time to wait for her opening match at Roland-Garros after the rains delayed her planned Tuesday debut, and it seemed to take her almost as long to scrape off the rust, rouse herself and come from a set down to defeat aggressive US journeyman Alison Riske 2-6 6-1 6-1 in just over an hour and a half on Court Philippe-Chatrier.

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