"I'm not 100% recovered. I still feel pain," admitted Halep. "But today I was very relaxed. I think I played smart. I played what she doesn't like."
The 13th-seeded Sloane Stephens got past Poland's Magda Linette 7-5, 6-3, setting up a second round clash with China's Zheng Saisai.
No. 10 seed Angelique Kerber from Germany broke twice early on to establish a 4-0 lead against Zhang, who won the next two games, but failed to continue her momentum afterwards. Kerber registered the third break of the match and went on to triumph in the first set 6-2.
The 31st-ranked Zhang took on a 6-1 victory to force a decider, where she once built a 4-2 lead. However, Kerber bounced back and won four games in a row to seal the deal.
"Today at the opening stage, I wasn't feeling great. I was trying to play more aggressively to raise my form, and felt improvement in the middle of the match. At the end of the match, I wasn't able to take key points, so I lost the match," Zhang pointed out.
Currently enjoying a career-best 48th place, China's Wang Yafan conquered her compatriot Wang Xinyu 6-1, 6-2 in less than one hour.
After both players held serves in the opening two games, Wang Yafan stormed to a 6-1 win in the first set.
On her maiden appearance in senior matches of the tournament, the 18-year-old Wang Xinyu slid away in her service early in the second set after seeing several deuces between the duo. Wang Yafan didn't give her compatriot many chances of coming back into contention before securing a spot in last 32 at 6-2.
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