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Hmmm.... I spy with my little eye a SWOOSH ✊😍

So, anything new happening in your world that you’d like to tell us, Simo? 🤨😃🙊👇🙈👊 pic.twitter.com/vpEA6ZagAw
— Darren Cahill (@darren_cahill) February 9, 2018

It seems an open secret that Simona Halep has sewed up an important new sponsorship.

Ranked No. 1 and carving out her way to the Australian Open last month, the Romanian yet lacked a clothing endorsement. That appears to have changed, based on the interesting rollout, via coach Darren Cahill's Twitter posts, of her new Nike partnership.

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Come on @Simona_Halep. You know you want to.

Just tell us.

Just do it. https://t.co/cedyH5xh19
— Courtney Nguyen (@FortyDeuceTwits) February 9, 2018

Halep first remained coy about the budding relationship with the Swoosh on her own social media channels, instead opting to update followers about her health (she missed Fed Cup action post-Melbourne due to injury) and her recent ceremonial opportunity at a Europe Cup basketball game.

I have that “I’m not sure what to do with this ball but let’s go with it” look! 🙈😬😝 Thanks for being so nice to me Cluj, and well done @UBTCluj. See you on Saturday to support our Fed Cup girls! 💪 #haide 🇷🇴 pic.twitter.com/VmWq3krO6z
— Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) February 8, 2018

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Meanwhile, Cahill was doubling down on Twitter.

🤐😤😃👊 pic.twitter.com/r8HvUGnDo7
— Darren Cahill (@darren_cahill) February 9, 2018

The news arrived around the same time that a new survey conducted with 1,200 Romanians revealed that Halep is considered the country's best athlete.

The world No. 1 eventually cracked, posting a clever message:

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Just Do It - I Just Did It 🙈❤️ pic.twitter.com/81JRISxxiC
— Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) February 12, 2018

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Halep rocks up to Doha wearing Nike kit

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