Halep beats Gauff in the 3rd round. HIGHLIGHTS – MADRID RESULTS

    MUTUA MADRID OPEN - MADRID DRAW AND RESULTS. Halep topples Gauff to compete against Ons Jabeur in the quarter

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Cori Gauff

    Simona Halep dispatches Cori Gauff 6-4 6-4 in the 3rd round in Madrid on Monday. Halep will play against Ons Jabeur in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 17 minutes. The Romanian won this tournament twice in 2016 and 2017. Here you can see her history at this event.

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    Highlights Simona Halep vs. Cori Gauff Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Halep
    Gauff
    Simona Halep
    6-4 6-4
    1h:17
    Cori Gauff
    67
    67
    Total points
    49
    49
    31
    31
    Winners
    24
    24
    46%
    46%
    Ratio Winners
    49%
    49%
    -- Serve --
    1
    1
    Aces
    3
    3
    0
    0
    Double Faults
    6
    6
    71%
    71%
    1st in
    61%
    61%
    84%
    84%
    1st won
    62%
    62%
    31/37
    31/37
    1st won
    24/39
    24/39
    53%
    53%
    2nd won
    48%
    48%
    8/15
    8/15
    2nd won
    12/25
    12/25
    -- Break Points --
    3/5
    3/5
    Total
    1/1
    1/1
    60%
    60%
    Won
    100%
    100%
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    At the end of the match, Halep scored 67 points vs. Gauff’s 49.

    Halep

    Simona served pretty well to win 84% of the points (31/37) behind her first serve, and she won 53% points (8/15) on her second serve. Simona was pretty focused in converting 60% of the break points that she procured (3/5).

    Gauff

    On the other side, The American was great in converting the only break point that she converted. Yet, that was not enough to win the match.

    After this match, the head to head between Halep and Gauff is 3-0 for Simona.

    Draw and next match H2H: Simona Halep vs. Ons Jabeur – stats

    Halep will come up against Jabeur in the quarter.

    This will be the 4th time that Simona Halep and Ons Jabeur fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

    The last time that they played, Halep won 6-4 6-3 in the quarter in Dubai back in February 2022.

    Simona Halep Draw info

    Live score progression and stats

    The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Romanian conquered in the 9th game (5-4) before finally conquering the set (6-4).

    The Romanian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 9th game (4-4 15-40). On the other side, Simona didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They contested 57 points. Halep won 9 more points than the American (33-24). Halep dropped 7 points on serve (21-7). on the other side of the court, Gauff conceded 12 points on serve (17-12).

    Halep was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Cori Gauff in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, Halep found the way to come back to break the American in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

    The American lost the 7th game (3-4) when she had 3 consecutive game points when leading 40-0. The American was completely outplayed in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-4 to 6-4.

    Simona converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (2-4 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40). On the other side, Gauff was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 2nd game (3-1 30-40).

    They played 59 points. The Romanian was the winner of the set after clinching 9 more points than Gauff (34-25). Halep dropped 6 points on serve (18-6). on the other side of the court, Cori conceded 16 points on serve (19-16).

     

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