PRAGUE. Superb Halep sweeps aside Frech in the quarter of the Prague Open. HIGHLIGHTS

PRAGUE OPEN - PRAGUE RESULTS. Halep breezes past Frech to take on Irina-Camelia Begu or Sara Sorribes Tormo in the semifinal

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Magdalena Frech

Simona Halep powers past Magdalena Frech 6-2 6-0 in the quarter in Prague on Friday after playing a good match to clash against Irina-Camelia Begu in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

1st Set -
Halep HTML
HalepFrech
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H
0
0
F
0
0

Halep was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Frech in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, there was more to do for the Romanian to win the set because Magdalena succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Simona maintained her cool to break the Pole in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game before managing to win the set (6-2).

One of the most important stints of the set was when the Romanian won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 1-1 to 5-1.

Halep converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 3rd (1-1 15-40), the 4th (3-1 15-40) and the 7th game (5-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Frech converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 15-40) and the 8th game (2-5 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 56 points. Simona was the one to win the set after conquering 10 points more than the Pole (33-23). The Romanian surrendered 11 points on serve (14-11). On the losing side, Magdalena conceded 19 points on serve (12-19).

2nd Set -
Halep Not
Not
0
0
0
0

Magdalena was broken 3 times and Simona won the set 6-0.

Simona converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (4-0 0-40). On the other side, the Romanian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 38 points. Halep was the winner of the set after clinching 16 points more than Magdalena (27-11). The Romanian was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (12-4). On the losing side, Frech conceded 15 points on serve (7-15).

Halep will add to her prize money € 3,035 after managing to win this match. She has won already € 8,035 as of now in this tournament. If she wins the next match, the Romanian will add € 5,965 to her earnings to get in total € 14,000.

Match Statistics

Halep
Frech
Simona Halep
6-2 6-0
Magdalena Frech
60
60
Total points
34
34
20
20
Winners
13
13
33%
33%
Ratio Winners
38%
38%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
0
0
4
4
Double Faults
5
5
71%
71%
1st in
60%
60%
69%
69%
1st won
41%
41%
20/29
20/29
1st won
13/32
13/32
50%
50%
2nd won
29%
29%
6/12
6/12
2nd won
6/21
6/21
-- Break Points --
6/12
6/12
Total
1/3
1/3
50%
50%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, Halep scored 60 points vs. Frech’s 34.

Simona didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that she procured (6/12). On the other side, the Pole was battling in converting her break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this encounter, the head to head between Halep and Frech is 1-0 for Simona.

Highlights Simona Halep vs. Magdalena Frech Prague Open – Prague

Draw and next match H2H: Simona Halep vs. Irina-Camelia Begu or Sara Sorribes Tormo – stats

Halep will square off with either Irina-Camelia Begu or Sara Sorribes Tormo in the semifinal. The head to head is 6-0 vs. Irina-Camelia Begu and 0-0 vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo.Simona Halep Draw info

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