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Twitter celebrates Simona Halep’s maiden Grand Slam

By Veronica Elizabeth Bruno

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 09: Simona Halep of Romania holds the trophy as she celebrates victory following the ladies singles final against Sloane Stephens of The United States during day fourteen of the 2018 French Open at Roland Garros on June 9, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 09: Simona Halep of Romania holds the trophy as she celebrates victory following the ladies singles final against Sloane Stephens of The United States during day fourteen of the 2018 French Open at Roland Garros on June 9, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /
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Simona Halep won her first Grand Slam on Saturday, defeating American Sloane Stephens in three captivating sets, and the world congratulated her. 

World No. 1 Simona Halep is a Grand Slam winner to go along with the top ranking. After losing to Carolina Wozniacki in the Australian Open, and watching the Danish player achieve the long awaited world No. 1 and maiden Slam simultaneously.

Halep can also now silence the critics who said she would be never be a closer, she would never erase the footnote along her top ranking — always a world No. 1 without a slam. She and Woz have both achieved the confidence booster in the same year. Both number ones, both Grand Slam winners.

Simona Halep is the 2018 French Open champion.

Here are some of the congratulations that poured in for her hard-fought achievement.

Simona thanked her team:

Peer Elena Vesnina said the win was well deserved:

After three tries in Paris, she wins a tournament she was dreaming of since she was 14:

Andrea Petkovic hopes the win will finally silence the ‘haters’:

Petra Kvitova, another favorite who was a favorite for the title until she went out in the third round, said she was very happy for the Roland Garros champion:

Rennae Stubbs, former champion and now commentator, noted the win along with two other major breakthrough first winners:

The defining winning moment for Halep:

Roland Garros highlighted Halep’s speech:

Daria Kasatkina, who Sloane Stephens had ousted in the quarters, talked about the hard work Halep had put in to get to this point:

https://twitter.com/DKasatkina/status/1005468263877398528

Wimbledon noted that it was Halep’s time:

New York Times’ tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg noted Halep’s strength:

Peer Sabine Lasicki noted the compelling match:

Andrew Jerell Jones compared Halep’s first Roland Garros try to the recent one:

BBC News noted Halep’s maiden grand slam moment:

Nike talked belief:

Sports Illustrated said the wait is over:

Simona Halep can now relax and worry less about having to prove herself.

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