French Open 2018 final: Simona Halep beats Sloane Stephens to claim her first grand slam title

World number one Simona Halep on Sunday claimed her first grand slam title by thrashing Sloane Stephens (3-6 6-4 6-1) of America in the French Open final.

Though Halep lost the first set and a break down at the Roland Garros, she bounced back into the game by winning the remaining two sets.

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Halep had lost her three previous major finals and on Sunday she made a gutsy comeback against American 10th seed Sloane Stephens.

– Further details are awaited.