Grand Slam

Former World No.1 Simona Halep scored her second Grand Slam title at the All England Club on Saturday, stunning 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, 6-2, 6-2 to win Wimbledon. The 2018 French Open champion was playing her first…

In a match of former Grand Slam champions and World No.1s, No.7 seed Simona Halep eased past Victoria Azarenka and into the round of 16 at Wimbledon, 6-3, 6-1. From a 3-1 deficit early on, the former French Open champion won six straight…

The pair made up of Horia Tecau and Jean-Julien Rojer (Romania/Netherlands, 5th seeded) has qualified to the third round of the Wimbledon men’s doubles tournament. Horia and Jean-Julien dominated the match against Fabrice Martin/Hugo Nys…

Romanian tennis player Monica Niculescu has qualified on Tuesday to the second round of the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament, after defeating Andreea Petkovici (Germany, 69th WTA) 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 in two hours and 10 minutes. Niculescu,…

Romanian judoka Vlăduţ Simionescu (left in the photo) won the bronze medal in the +100 kg category, on Sunday, at the Grand Slam tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan. Simionescu defeated Danile Allerstorfer (Austria) in the last sixteen round,…

Romanian tennis player, Simona Halep, 1st WTA, has been named the WTA Player of the Year on Friday, in a ceremony held in Singapore. Past tribulations would only make redemption taste sweeter for Simona Halep in 2018. The Romanian's…

Romanian tennis player, Simona Halep, 1st WTA, will not play at the Eastbourne tournament next week. She has announced on Wednesday that she is forced to withdraw from the tournament with prizes worth USD 800,000 due to an injury.  …

Romanian tennis player, Simona Halep, 1st WTA, has won on Saturday the first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros, after defeating Sloane Stephens (US, 10th WTA) in the final 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. The match lasted two hours and three minutes. It…

Romanian tennis player, Mihaela Buzarnescu, 31st seeded, making her French Open main draw debut, pulled off a shocking upset in the third round on Friday when she eliminated No.4 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, 6-3, 7-5. The 30-year-old…

Romanian tennis player, Simona Halep, is in the 22nd week as leader of the WTA rankings. The Romanian has thus climbed on the 14th place in an all-time ranking, outperforming Maria Sharapova. The total number of weeks spent by Halep WTA…