Simona Halep and Jennifer Brady will play each other in the semifinal of the Dubai Duty Free Championships for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 7:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Simona Halep who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Simona Halep is the pick to win this match.
Simona Halep -> 1.44
Jennifer Brady -> 2.75
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Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Jennifer Brady
This will be the 3rd time that Simona Halep and Jennifer Brady clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Halep (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Halep won 7-65 6-1 in the 1st round in at the Australian Open back in January 2020.
Highlights Simona Halep vs Simona Halep – Australian Open 21-January-2020
Simona Halep
Ranked no. 2, Simona got to the 1st round after defeating Ons Jabeur 1-6 6-2 7-67 and Aryna Sabalenka 3-6 6-2 6-2.
In the quarter against Sabalenka, The Romanian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-2 6-2). During the match Halep scored 76 points vs Sabalenka’s 65. The Romanian was extremely aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about serving, Halep blasted 2 aces and she was extremely steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Simona Halep lost the serve 3 times. Furthermore, Halep put 72% of her first serves in, winning 58% (29/50) of the points behind her 1st serve and 68% (13/19) on the 2nd serve. Halep broke Sabalenka 6 times after converting 75% of her break points (6/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Simona has dropped 2 set in this event to win 52% of the points she played.
Halep has a a superlative record in the last 10 years having won 72% of her matches (1138-442). 8-2 on hard in 2020. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Halep has a 373-160 record in the last 10 years on hard.
Halep’s best result of the season was getting to the semi-finals at the Australian Open .
Halep has a 8-2 win-loss record in 2020, 8-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Dubai
The Romanian lost in the quarter 4-6 6-4 6-2 to Belinda Bencic.
Jennifer Brady
Ranked no. 52, the American reached the 1st round after beating Kristyna Pliskova 6-3 7-63, Gabriela Dabrowski 6-4 6-3, Su-Wei Hsieh 6-2 6-2, Elina Svitolina 6-2 6-1, Marketa Vondrousova 4-6 6-4 6-1 and Garbine Muguruza 6-75 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter against Muguruza, Jennifer recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 6-3 6-4). During the match Brady scored 99 points vs Muguruza’s 98. Brady was extremely aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Talking about serving, Brady blasted 6 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Jennifer Brady lost the serve once and she saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Brady put 59% of her first serves in, winning 68% (43/63) of the points behind her 1st serve and 58% (25/43) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Muguruza 4 times after converting 67% of her break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jennifer has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points she played.
Brady has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 61% of her matches (558-358). 11-2 on hard in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Brady has a 110-94 record in the last 7 years on hard.
Brady has a 11-3 win-loss record in 2020, 11-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Dubai
The American lost in the 3rd round 7-5 1-6 6-3 to Petra Kvitova.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Halep | Brady |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 6 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 14 |
| Tot Games | 53 | 131 |
| Pts | 171-157 | 471-377 |
| Total Points | 328 | 848 |
| Winners | 62 | 194 |
| %Winners | 36% | 41% |
Halep played 2 matches while Brady competed in 6 matches. Brady started her run from the qualifications while Halep had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Simona Halep conceded 2 sets, while Jennifer Brady dropper 2 sets. Halep has played 8 sets less than Brady (6 vs 14). Therefore, Halep played 78 games less than Brady. The Romanian scored 62 winners (36% on total points). On the other side, The American blasted 194 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Halep | Brady |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 24 |
| Avg per match | 1.5 | 4 |
| 1st in | 104/159 | 274/469 |
| %1st in | 65% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 62/104 | 194/274 |
| %1st pts | 60% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 31/55 | 104/195 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 53% |
Halep blasted 3 aces (1.5 per match). Brady blasted 24 aces (4 per match). Halep won 60% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Brady won 71% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Halep | Brady |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 26 |
| Converted | 11/17 | 26/44 |
| % Converted | 65% | 59% |
| Conceded | 11 | 46 |
| Saved | 3 | 36 |
| % Saved | 27% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 10 |
The Romanian broke her opponents 11 times with 65% conversion rate. Simona conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 27% of the break points that she conceded. Jennifer broke her opponents 26 times with 59% conversion rate. Jennifer conceded her serve 10 times and she saved 78% of the break points that she conceded.
| Halep | ||||
| R2 Jabeur |
1/4 Sabalenka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 6-2 7-67 | 3-6 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 25 | 53 | |
| pts | 95-92 | 76-65 | 171-157 | |
| Total points | 187 | 141 | 328 | |
| Winners | 33 | 29 | 62 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 38% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 54/90 | 50/69 | 104/159 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 72% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 33/54 | 29/50 | 62/104 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 58% | 60% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/36 | 13/19 | 31/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 68% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 6/8 | 11/17 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 75% | 65% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| Saved | 3/8 | 0/3 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 38% | 0% | 19% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 3 | 300 | |
| Brady | ||||||||
| Q1 Pliskova |
Q2 Dabrowski |
Q3 Hsieh |
R1 Svitolina |
R2 Vondrousova |
1/4 Muguruza |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-63 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-2 6-2 | 6-2 6-1 | 4-6 6-4 6-1 | 6-75 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 32 | 131 | |
| pts | 85-72 | 62-43 | 66-45 | 57-33 | 102-86 | 99-98 | 471-377 | |
| Total points | 157 | 105 | 111 | 90 | 188 | 197 | 848 | |
| Winners | 40 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 48 | 43 | 194 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 37% | 23% | 44% | 47% | 43% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 24 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 52/81 | 27/57 | 27/60 | 35/53 | 70/112 | 63/106 | 274/469 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 47% | 45% | 66% | 63% | 59% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 40/52 | 23/27 | 15/27 | 25/35 | 48/70 | 43/63 | 194/274 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 85% | 56% | 71% | 69% | 68% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/29 | 18/30 | 20/33 | 9/18 | 20/42 | 25/43 | 104/195 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 60% | 61% | 50% | 48% | 58% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 26 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/5 | 6/11 | 5/7 | 5/9 | 4/6 | 26/44 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 60% | 55% | 71% | 56% | 67% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 46 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 3/4 | 5/7 | 3/4 | 10/13 | 9/10 | 36 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | 71% | 75% | 77% | 90% | 232% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 67 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Dubai
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (7-61 6-3) – See score progression
- Petra MarticMartic – Anett KontaveitKontaveit (7-64 6-1) – See score progression
- Simona HalepHalep – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (3-6 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Jennifer BradyBrady – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (6-75 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Simona HalepHalep – Jennifer BradyBrady (2-0) – See H2H details
- Petra MarticMartic – Elena RybakinaRybakina (0-0) – See H2H details
