French Open 2018: Simona Halep Beats Sloane Stephens To Win Career First Grand Slam Title

Simona Halep has won her first Grand Slam title after a tough fought from a set down to beat her American counterpart Sloane Stephens to win her first title at Roland Garros.
Expectations was that Stephens would have the upper hands in the game after a cruise through the opener, but her aggressiveness soon dropped as the Romanian gained momentum with a more improved game plan to win two remaining sets, and sealed the victory with a powerful serve to close the match in three sets by 3-6 6-4 6-1 after over two hours of play.
Having won the final, Halep becomes the first Romanian to win a title at Roland Garros in 40 years.
"First of all, thank you everyone for your support. I'm so grateful," she said after winning her first Grand Slam title.
Stephens said after the match that it was not the "trophy i wanted but it's still beautiful. Congratulations on your first slam," and also said in admission to the brilliance Halep as she said there obviously no other person she would "lose to than the No. 1 in the world."