Simona Halep wins WTA Madrid Open

Romania's Simona Halep returns a ball to Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova on May 7, 2016
AFP

Madrid (AFP) – Romania’s Simona Halep sealed her first title in 14 months with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Dominika Cibulkova to claim the Madrid Open on Saturday.

Halep stormed through the first set in half an hour and needed just one break in the first game of the second to win her first tournament since Indian Wells last year.

Victory will move Halep up from seventh to fifth in the world when the latest rankings are released on Monday.

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