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The world No.1 fended off a late challenge from fellow southpaw Marterer to book a 12th Roland-Garros quarter-final berth.
Simona Halep was all smiles as she breezed through to the quarter-finals. Her opponent, Elise Mertens, was seeded 16th and had enjoyed an impressive clay-court lead in to Paris, yet Halep, the world No.1 demolished the Belgian for the loss of just three games in 59 minutes.
The world No.1 fended off a late challenge from fellow southpaw Marterer to book a 12th Roland-Garros quarter-final berth.
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World No.1 Halep was in dominant form against rising star Mertens, beating the Belgian in less than an hour.