Halep experiences panic attack during French Open match
FILE - Simona Halep, of Romania, returns the ball against Paula Badosa of Spain during their match at the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, April 30, 2022. The French Open is scheduled to start Sunday on the red clay of Roland Garros on the outskirts of Paris. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Manu Fernandez]
PARIS (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep says she had a panic attack while leading her second-round match that she eventually lost at the French Open. The 2018 Roland Garros winner said she “lost it” and couldn’t regain focus while playing 19-year-old Qinwen Zheng, who won 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 at Court Simonne-Mathieu. Halep says “It was just a panic attack. It happened. I didn’t know how to handle it because I don’t have it often.”
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