Simona Halep in RG 2020. interview. go Simona 🏆🏆

It was her third consecutive title triumph in 2020, and it came on the back of victories in Prague last month and Dubai in February, pre-lockdown.

The Romanian holds a remarkable 20-2 win-loss record for the season, with her only two defeats coming in January – to Aryna Sabalenka in the Adelaide quarter-finals, and to Garbiñe Muguruza in the Australian Open semi-finals.

The world No.2, who will be the top seed in the French capital in the absence of defending champion Ashleigh Barty, is considered the favourite for the Roland-Garros title. But Halep insists she will not be burdened with her own expectations or stressing about results.

“The pressure, I'm used to it. I've been No.1 and playing a Grand Slam, so it's more [pressure] than now. So I'm not going to think about that,” the 28-year-old told WTA Insider on Monday.

“If people think that I am a favourite, well, I'm not thinking about that because every match it's a battle and everyone wants to get it so badly.”