SIMONA HALEP BECOMES FIRST ROMANIAN WORLD NO. 1
‘It was the toughest year but also the best year’ – Halep interview

Simona Halep of Romania holds a floral bouquet in the shape of the number one after beating Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in their women’s singles semifinal match in the China Open tennis tournament at the Diamond Court in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Halep achieved the women’s world #1 ranking with the victory. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)