Halep targets slam breakthrough after rankings triumph

AFP, Singapore :
Simona Halep set her sights on breaking through for her first Grand Slam title on Sunday after securing the year-end world number one ranking-and a vote of confidence from Roger Federer.
The Romanian became the 13th year-end women’s number one despite struggling at the WTA Finals in Singapore, winning just once to bow out at the round-robin stage.
Halep was officially recognised with the end-of-year trophy and a sparkling new ring on Sunday.
Halep reached the top ranking for the first time earlier this month and narrowly held on when world number three Karolina Pliskova lost her semi-final in Singapore.