Simona halep win's over Taylor Townsend into western & southern open 2017

CINCINNATI, OH, USA 
Simona Halep eased into the third round of the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday, overcoming an early deficit to defeat American qualifier Taylor Townsend, 6-4, 6-1. 

After a tightly contested start which saw four breaks of serve in the first six games, Halep cruised to victory in the latter stages of the match, winning 11 of the final 12 games en route to her first win in Cincinnati this year.