In a match which would usually be part of Magic Monday but was part of the rain-affected backlog, the No.3 seed dismissed Zarina Diyas 6-3, 6-0. The chief test she faced was set by herself, when she double-faulted at 4-0 in the second – less than a crucial moment – to create two break points.
But the micro-crisis passed, and she wrapped up the job with an emphatic break to love in a total of 57 minutes. It should be noted that 20-year-old Diyas is herself a pretty exciting prospect, having risen more than 150 places in the rankings to her current No.72 spot since she arrived at Wimbledon last year.
Both factors showed. Halep, meanwhile, breezed through showing the kind of confidence and assurance which cannot be faked. This is the fourth successive Slam where she has notched up career-best progress, having run Maria Sharapova close in the Roland Garros final last month. Here she turned on the heat from the very first game, snatching eight straight points to break for 2-1. She contented herself with that in the first set, but steamrollered the second. Once again she is proving that her rocketing climb up the rankings is no fluke – she is rising so fast because she is the real deal.
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