Simona Halep into Wimbledon second round

Romanian second seed Simona Halep reached the Wimbledon last-64 on Monday with a win over New Zealand's Marina Erakovic.

Romania's Simona Halep returns to New Zealand's Marina Erakovic during their Women's Singles Match on day one at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London Monday, July 3, 2017. | AP

LONDON: Romanian second seed Simona Halep reached the Wimbledon last-64 on Monday with a 6-4, 6-1 win over New Zealand qualifier Marina Erakovic.

Halep, a Wimbledon semi-finalist in 2014 and this year's French Open runner-up, next faces Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maria.