Halep hauls herself past Riske

The last time we had seen the little Romanian on this court in last year’s final, she had seen the title ripped from her grasp by Jelena Ostapenko and for half an hour it was easy to believe she must be still thinking of that nightmare, when she had stood a point away from leading by a set and 4-0, as she suffered a miserable start against her sharp-shooting opponent from Nashville.