After a four-hour rain delay, the top-seeded Halep started her singles match against defending champion Katerina Siniakova and earned a strong 6-1 2-6 6-0 victory in 74 minutes. The Romanian did not face a single break point and won 70% of her service points in a powerful first set display but had her serve broken three times in the second as her 21-year-old Czech opponent staged a comeback.
However, 26-year-old Halep showed just why she was the world No.1 in the final set, winning 24 out of 30 points as she served her opponent a bagel to complete the victory in some style.