© Mike Hewitt / Getty Images FOR MUCH OF HER CAREER, Simona Halep has made it easy for opponents even as she scavenged every ball, pummeled every forehand, and wore down every player by outlasting them on points. Hers was a strategy of all-out determination designed to compensate for a smaller stature, weaker serve, and limited power. It was also a strategy that shared mental real estate with Halep’s craving for perfection; a craving that enabled brooding self-criticism to visibly percolate during matches. Hence her frequent outbursts of self-rebuke and—when that didn’t work—blaming of othe ..read more