LONDON: World number five Simona Halep made it through to the Wimbledon fourth round with a straightforward victory over Kiki Bertens on Centre Court on Saturday, despite a lingering Achilles problem.
The 2014 Wimbledon semi-finalist cruised to a 6-4, 6-3 win over the Dutch world number 28, watched by a wealth of British sports stars including members of England’s 1966 football World Cup-winning team.
She faces either ninth seed Madison Keys or Alize Cornet in the round of 16 on Monday.
Halep did not play a grasscourt warm-up tournament before Wimbledon due to a tendon injury.
“I’m fit now but some days I have pain again. I don’t know what is going on with my Achilles,” she said.
The 24-year-old said she would not be going to watch Keys face Cornet to get some inside information ahead of Monday’s match.
