Tennis: Simona Halep qualifies for quarterfinals of tournament in Indian Wells (WTA)

Romanian woman tennis player Simona Halep qualified for the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Indian Wells (California), equipped with total prizes worth 5,381,235 US dollars, after defeating in the round of 16 Karolina Pliskova (from the Czech Republic), 6-4, 6-4, seeded 14th.

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Halep secured a cheque worth 112,270 dollars for herself for reaching this far in the competition, and 215 WTA points, following next to meet Carla Suarez Navvaro (Spain), seeded 12th, who needed three sets to defeat Heather Watson (UK) in the round of sixteen, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-1. AGERPRES