Simona Halep says she had a panic attack during French Open loss

The 2018 French Open champion, Simona Halep, admitted she suffered a panic attack during her defeat to Qinwen Zheng in the second round of Roland Garros.
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Halep was leading the match when the panic attack occurred and she eventually called the doctor on the court. ‘I probably put pressure on myself too much, because I really wanted to do well,’ she said afterwards.

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