Roland Garros 2018, Women's Singles Final: Simona Halep vs Sloane Stephens, Live Match Updates

What a proud moment this is for the Romanian!!!

Score: 6-3, 6-4,6-1!!

The World No. 1 PREVAILS!

THIS IS THE FIRST GRAND SLAM WIN FOR THE ROMANIAN!

AND SIMONA HALEP WINS THE FRENCH OPEN!!!!

What a match has this been!

It's championship point for Halep!!!!

It's 30 ALL!

Halep is going to serve for the Championship!

Sloane manages to register a game and lags behind Halep who leads a 5-1

It's ADVANTAGE to Stephens!

But Halep manages to secure a deuce!!!

Stephens holds her serve in a feeble attempt.

She is 2 points away from Championship Point!

It's 30-0 in Halep's favour!!!

Halep dominates her skilfully and rushes to lay her hands on the first ever Grand Slam of her career.

Sloane has completely lost the rhythm now

Halep is in solid form and gets on to a 5-0 lead!

What a dramatic comeback for the World No. 1!

The European storms off to a 4- 0 lead in the 3rd set!

Halep has the ADVANTAGE!

It's deuce again!

Both women are really fighting it out for every point!

It's 30 all with Stephens serving

It's Stephens serving to stay in the match!

Halep gets a comfortable 3-0 in the 3rd set!

Halep is serving and leads 40-30

She leads 2-0 in the 3rd set

Halep snatches away the Sloane serve!

She charges the Sloane serve and leads 30-15

Halep dominates in the 3rd set

Both players need to maintain their calm and play

This is the crucial set

Halep is serving in the3rd set!

We are into the 3rd and deciding game.

She takes the 2nd set dramatically!

And Halep breaks Stephens again!!!

It's break point for Halep!

Stephens is serving! It's 15 all.

Halep holds service and it's 5-4 in the 2nd set

It's 30 all in the 9th game!

Both players are lunging it out and giving every shot their all

Halep to serve now.

It's 4 all in the second set!

The rallies are so intense!

Stephens stays in control and it's 40-15

Stephens MUST hold her serve now if she wants to turn the set around

Halep's service is taken away again and Stephens quickly makes up for her loss of service in the previous game

And a brilliant down the line winner from Stephens gives her an easy break point

Stephens charges in on Halep's serve