CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania: Top-seeded Simona Halep overcame a back injury to defeat Varvara Gracheva of Russia 6-4, 6-2 Thursday and reach the quarterfinals of the Transylvania Open.
Second-seeded Anett Kontaveit and U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu also had straight-set wins to advance to the last eight of the Romanian indoor event.
Halep, who missed Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics due to a calf injury, was visibly hampered in her movement but capitalized on her strong serve and a number of unforced errors by Gracheva.
The back got blocked and the pain is really big. You cannot really bend much and you cannot move, Halep said. I had this before many times and I just wanted to continue and finish the match.
Halep next plays fellow Romanian Jacqueline Cristian.
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