Simona Halep talks about facing Garbine Muguruza in the Australian Open semifinal

Simona Halep is in glorious form in Melbourne after she reached the final 4 without dropping a single set. The Romanian sensation impressed in the quarter-finals after she conceded just 2 games to Anett Kontaveit that was playing a great tournament.

The former world no.1 will face Garbine Muguruza in the semifinal that is also impressing with her tennis.

During the press conference that followed her quarterfinal, Simona sounded extremely confident and also ready to fight in hot conditions. The Romanian commented:

“Well, I like the heat. But I feel ready to face this weather. Actually we missed a little bit the hot weather here in Australia. So we will see tomorrow. I think it’s a good thing for me.

It’s the opposite this year. It’s better, though. I feel with more energy going to the semi-finals. I feel more confident. I feel my game. Tomorrow is going to be a tough one, I know that. I expect a very difficult match. But it’s semi-finals, so it should be like that.”

Halep at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2020

Simona Halep Stats info

Now the world no.3, Halep has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2020. Halep is now playing at the Australian Open where she bested Jennifer Brady 7-65 6-1, Harriet Dart 6-2 6-4, Yulia Putintseva 6-1 6-4, Elise Mertens 6-4 6-4 and Anett Kontaveit 6-1 6-1.

 

The Romanian won 19 titles in her career: 8 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts, 2 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)

Muguruza at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2020

Garbine Muguruza Stats info

Ranked no.32, Muguruza has a 10-1 win-loss record in 2020. Muguruza is now having a run at the Australian Open where she bested Shelby Rogers 0-6 6-1 6-0, Ajla Tomljanovic 6-3 3-6 6-3, Elina Svitolina 6-1 6-2, Kiki Bertens 6-3 6-3 and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-5 6-3.

 

Muguruza won 7 titles in her career: 5 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)

Simona Halep and Garbine Muguruza played each other 5 times. The head to head is 3-2 for Muguruza.

The last time that they played each other, Simona Halep won 6-1 6-4 in the semifinal in Paris (French Open) in June 2018.