Simona Halep and Serena Williams will face each other for the 12th time in their career. While Serena has a winning 9-2 win-loss record against the Romanian champion, Simona demolished Williams in their last match in the 2019 Wimbledon final. On that occasion, Halep won 6-2 6-2 in just 56 minutes.
Simona Halep’s coach Darren Cahill has been coaching the former world no.1 since 2017 and they have won and lost so many battles together.
Soon after Simona defeated Iga Swiatek in the 4th round, Darren expressed his satisfaction on how the WTA tour is evolving with so many personalities. Cahill seems to be excited for Simona’s next matches to say:
“It’s incredible where WTA has ended up. Simona played today against the Paris champion, next Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and possibly Barty in the final. It’s great, isn’t it? It’s incredible that we can discuss matches like this, so many different personalities and different cultures. What we have in WTA today is a fabulous mix, an excellent product. Only good things can result from this”
Halep at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.2, the Romanian owns a 6-1 match record in 2021. Simona is now having a run at the Australian Open where she bested Lizette Cabrera 6-2 6-1, Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6 6-4 7-5, Veronika Kudermetova 6-1 6-3 and Iga Swiatek 3-6 6-1 6-4.
Simona Halep will take on Williams in the quarter. Their head to head is 9-2 for Williams.
Halep won 22 titles in her career: 9 on hard courts, 9 on clay courts, 2 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Serena Williams at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.11, Serena Williams has an overall 7-0 match record in 2021. Serena is currently having a run at the Australian Open where she overcame Laura Siegemund 6-1 6-1, Nina Stojanovic 6-3 6-0, Anastasia Potapova 7-65 6-2 and Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 2-6 6-4.
Serena Williams will face Halep in the quarter. Their actual record is 9-2 for Serena Williams.
Serena Williams won 73 titles in her career: 43 on hard courts, 13 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts, 2 on carpet courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Simona Halep and Serena Williams fought against each other 11 times. Their current record is 9-2 for Williams. The last time they squared off, Simona Halep won 6-2 6-2 in the final in London (Wimbledon) in July 2019.
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