Simona Halep powers past Magdalena Frech 6-2 6-0 in the quarter in Prague on Friday after playing a good match to clash against Irina-Camelia Begu in the semifinal.
Score, report, and key facts
Halep was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Frech in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, there was more to do for the Romanian to win the set because Magdalena succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Simona maintained her cool to break the Pole in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game before managing to win the set (6-2).
One of the most important stints of the set was when the Romanian won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 1-1 to 5-1.
Halep converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 3rd (1-1 15-40), the 4th (3-1 15-40) and the 7th game (5-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Frech converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 15-40) and the 8th game (2-5 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 56 points. Simona was the one to win the set after conquering 10 points more than the Pole (33-23). The Romanian surrendered 11 points on serve (14-11). On the losing side, Magdalena conceded 19 points on serve (12-19).
Magdalena was broken 3 times and Simona won the set 6-0.
Simona converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (4-0 0-40). On the other side, the Romanian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 38 points. Halep was the winner of the set after clinching 16 points more than Magdalena (27-11). The Romanian was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (12-4). On the losing side, Frech conceded 15 points on serve (7-15).
Halep will add to her prize money € 3,035 after managing to win this match. She has won already € 8,035 as of now in this tournament. If she wins the next match, the Romanian will add € 5,965 to her earnings to get in total € 14,000.
Match Statistics
At the end of the match, Halep scored 60 points vs. Frech’s 34.
Simona didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that she procured (6/12). On the other side, the Pole was battling in converting her break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Halep and Frech is 1-0 for Simona.
Highlights Simona Halep vs. Magdalena Frech Prague Open – Prague
Draw and next match H2H: Simona Halep vs. Irina-Camelia Begu or Sara Sorribes Tormo – stats
Halep will square off with either Irina-Camelia Begu or Sara Sorribes Tormo in the semifinal. The head to head is 6-0 vs. Irina-Camelia Begu and 0-0 vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo.
Tennis Scores in Prague
- Simona HalepHalep – Magdalena FrechFrech (6-2 6-0) – Stats and score progression
- Elise MertensMertens – Eugenie BouchardBouchard (6-4 1-6 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Kristyna PliskovaPliskova – Ana BogdanBogdan (2-5 ret.) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Irina-Camelia BeguBegu – Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Elise MertensMertens – Kristyna PliskovaPliskova (2-0) – H2H details and stats