Simona Halep and Ashleigh Barty are going to face off in the quarters in Madrid at noon.
Simona Halep
The Romanian is having an outstanding run in Madrid where she reached the quarters without dropping a single set and after serving 3 bagels (6-0) on the way. Simona defeated Margarita Gasparyan 6-0 6-4, Johanna Jonta 7-5 6-1, and Viktoria Kuzmova 6-0 6-0 during this week.
If the Romanian wins the title in Madrid she will be the new world no.1 in case Naomi Osaka will not reach the semifinal.
Ashleigh Barty
Ranked no.89, the Australian is on a 9-matches winning streak after she conquered the title in Miami and she got to the quarters in Madrid. However, the Ashleigh is struggling in the Spanish capital where she has already dropped 2 sets after defeating Daria Gavrilova 6-1 6-2, Danielle Collins 6-1 1-6 6-1, and Yulia Putintseva 4-6 6-1 6-2.
Head to head Simona Halep vs. Ashleigh Barty
This will be the 4th time that Simona and Ashleigh will face each other. The head to head is 2-1 for the Romanian that is the favorite to win the match given her amazing performance in the first 3 rounds.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Simona Halep who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Hapep is the pick to win this match.
Hapep -> 1.36
Barty -> 3.20
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