It took the top seed an hour and five minutes to keep her bid for her first Grand Slam title alive, reports Efe.
"I feel the pain but I didn't think about it. I just wanted to play the match and to win it," the 26-year-old Romanian said.
Halep, in the next round, is set to face the United States' Lauren Davis, who defeated Germany's Andrea Petkovic 4-6, 6-0, 6-0.
American Madison Keys also reached the upcoming round after getting rid of Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-0, 6-1 in just 41 minutes.
Australia's Ashleigh Barty, meanwhile, needed two hours and two minutes to beat Italy's Camila Giorgi 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 heading to the third round.
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