Simona Halep shares her feelings after smashing racket in frustrating Hong Kong loss

Simona Halep looked frustrated and even smashed her racket during a Hong Kong Open first-round defeat but afterward delivered a positive message and insisted that she needed to stay patient and trust the process. The former world No. 1, who was cleared to return from a doping ban in March, made her second main-level appearance in Hong Kong after previously playing at the Miami Open. But just like in Miami, the 33-year-old saw her campaign end after just one match after Yuan Yue handed her a