Tennis: Pliskova retires, Halep wins in Rome

The queen of Rome is Simona Halep. The Romanian tennis player won the Internazionali Open Bnl d'Italia after retiring in the second set in the lead 6-0, 2-1 of the opponent Katerina Pliskova. The Romanian wins her first tournament in Rome after two knockouts in the final in 2017 and 2018. "In 2013 I started to be part of the world tour from Rome, then two knockouts in the final in 2017 and 2018 but now I'm happy and proud to have won this prestigious tournament ". These are the words of Simona Halep, the new queen of the International Open Bnl of Italy, after a final that lasted only 31 minutes due to the withdrawal due to injury at 6-0, 2-1 Halep of the opponent Karolina Pliskova. "I thank the public - added the Romanian, number 1 on the scoreboard - it was important that you came. I felt good, unfortunately I know that it is not the best way to finish a final, I wish Karolina to recover soon and maybe meet again. in the final in Paris. I also thank the organizers, this week we always had to stay in the hotel but I always felt safe. " Before her, Karolina Pliskova, champion of the last edition, spoke: "Today Simona was too strong for me, I'm sorry I had to withdraw - the words of the Czech tennis player - I thank the tournament, the organizers and all the staff because I know how much it is difficult to organize such a competition especially in this period ".