Tennis: Simona Halep ranks 4th WTA before Roland Garros. Her secret – chocolate mousse, CNN says

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep is still 4^th WTA, according to the rankings released on Monday by the WTA.

Other Romanian players: Irina Camelia Begu fell two positions to 46^th, Minoca Niculescu is down one position to 54^th and Sorana Cirstea is up three positions to 64^th.

In the world rankings, Angelique Kerber is 1^st (7,035 points), followed by Serena Williams (6,110) and Karolina Pliskova (6,100).

In a feature released by CNN ahead of Roland Garros tournament, Halep is said to be the first player since Serena Williams to successfully defend her Madrid Open title.

The Romanian is the in-form player on the red dirt and, unsurprisingly, is the bookmakers’ favourite to win the French Open..

“But what is the secret behind the 25-year-old’s success on the clay this year? A little bit of chocolate mousse every day,” she says.

“I love chocolate and I loved to have chocolate mousse in Madrid,” Halep has told CNN.

“I always have few a day and the story was that I had it before the matches. I had a chocolate mousse before the final and after. I just love chocolate mousse and they have it in Paris as well. I’m gonna continue it every day so I’m eating a little bit of chocolate every day.”