Nadia Comaneci predicted 'no one in Romania will be working for a few days&...
LONDON - Nadia Comaneci predicted “no one in Romania will be working for a few days” as they would be too busy celebrating Simona Halep’s “amazing” victory over Serena Williams in Saturday’s Wimbledon final.
A scheduling conflict meant Comaneci could not fly in from her home in Oklahoma for Saturday’s Wimbledon finale so she resorted to an early wake-up call to follow the action on television.The former world number one produced what she called the “best tennis of my life” to become Romania’s first Wimbledon singles champion.
While Comaneci had total faith that her friend would triumph on Saturday, others were not so sure considering Halep had won only one of her previous 10 meetings against Williams — and that almost five years ago. Forty-three years later, on another glorious summer’s day, Halep could not stop smiling as she kept caressing the purple All England Club membership badge that had been pinned on to her gray hooded top.
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 9, 2018 Romania’s Simona Halep celebrates with former gymnast Nadia Comaneci after winning the final against Sloane Stephens of the U.S. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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