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Wimbledon 2019 – Mark Selby sends good luck message to Simona Halep ahead of final
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Published 12/07/2019 at 17:40 GMT+1
Wimbledon finalist Simona Halep has received a good luck message from three-time world snooker champion Mark Selby, one of only two people the Romanian follows on Twitter.
Mark Selby
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Selby was offered tickets for Saturday’s final between Halep and Serena Williams but will be unable to attend. However he did pass on the following message, as per the WTA:
The only other person Halep follows on Twitter is her coach Darren Cahill, and this somewhat bizarre connection with Selby was made through her manager Cosmin Hodor, who is friends with the Leicester-born snooker player.
"I have no idea how you play snooker," Halep told reporters. "But I appreciate him. He's been in Romania a few times. Also I have a snooker ball signed by him. That's why I follow him."
Halep is chasing her first Wimbledon victory as she looks to add a second Grand Slam to the French Open she won last year.
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