#4. Simona Halep’s crushing defeat to Shelby Rogers
World No.4 Simona Halep had a disastrous outing here last year as she was beaten by Chinese qualifier and eventual quarter-finalist Zhang Shuai in the first round. Despite having a poor start to 2017 by losing in the second round of the Shenzhen Open to eventual winner Katerina Siniakova, Halep was considered to be one of the favorites for the tournament.However, Halep endured an outing similar to last as she was thrashed by World No.49 Shelby Rogers 6-3, 6-1, thus marking her second successive first round exit here. Following the match, Halep did say that she was slowed down by a bout of tendinitis which had affected her left knee since the WTA Finals in Singapore last October.Rogers did create a huge upset but her joy was short lived as she was shown the door in the second round by local wildcard Ashleigh Barty.
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