Wednesday 9 July 2014 22:34, UK
Romanian Simona Halep delighted her home crowd as she eased past Indy De Vroome to reach the second round of the Bucharest Open.
Fresh off the back of a Wimbledon semi-final, the top seed made short work of beating her Dutch opponent, a sixth break securing a 6-0 6-4 triumph.
"I really enjoyed the atmosphere. It was amazing," Halep told the WTA Tour's official website. "I was impressed with the crowd, and I'm really happy I was able to win in straight sets today. It was a good start to the tournament."
Second seed Roberta Vinci is also through to the last 16 of the tournament after a 6-2 6-3 victory over Romania's Alexandra Dulgheru.
Kiki Bertens knocked out another Romanian, beating Irina-Camelia Begu 6-0 3-6 6-2, while Cristina Dinu went down 6-2 6-3 to Slovakia's Kristina Kucova.
However, Monica Niculescu, another player appearing on home turf, successfully advanced after beating Elitsa Kostova of Bulgaria 7-5 7-5.
In the day's other second round clashes, eighth seed Polona Hercog beat Katarzyna Piter 6-2 5-7 7-6 (7/4) and Lara Arruabarrena was a 7-5 3-6 7-6 (8/6) winner over Carla Buyukakcay.
