ROME STATS. Simona Halep topples Paolini in the 2nd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Halep overcomes Paolini to fight against Dayana Yastremska in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Jasmine Paolini

Simona Halep beats Jasmine Paolini 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Rome on Wednesday. Halep will have to play Dayana Yastremska in the 3rd round.

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Paolini had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Halep in the 2nd game (2-0). Yet, Halep was not done to come back to break the Italian 4 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (3-2), in the 7th (4-3) gamein the 9th game before winning the set (6-3) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

The Romanian converted 66% of her break points (4/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 40-A), the 5th (2-2 40-A), the 7th (3-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Jasmine converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (2-3 40-A).

They contested 59 points. Simona was the one to win the set after conquering 7 points more than Jasmine (33-26). The Romanian surrendered 12 points on serve (13-12). In addition, on the other side, Jasmine conceded 20 points on serve (14-20).

Halep won the set after recovering 3 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding her serve 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (2-3) and in the 7th (3-4) game, Halep broke back 4 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (3-3), in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th () game to conquer the set 6-4.

Simona was flawless in converting all her break points in the 4th (1-2 30-40), the 5th (2-3 30-40), the 7th (3-4 0-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40). On the other side, Paolini converted 37% of her break points (3/8). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (1-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (2-2 15-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40).

They played 66 points. Halep was the one to win the set after conquering 8 more points than Paolini (37-29). Simona surrendered 18 points on serve (18-18). On the losing side, Jasmine conceded 19 points on serve (11-19).

The Romanian will add to her prize money € 5,610 after winning this match. She has won already € 19,355 after this win. If she wins the next match, Simona will add € 18,555 to her earnings to get in total € 37,910 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Halep
Paolini
Simona Halep
6-3 6-4
Jasmine Paolini
71
71
Total points
57
57
23
23
Winners
21
21
32%
32%
Ratio Winners
37%
37%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
0
0
2
2
Double Faults
7
7
63%
63%
1st in
66%
66%
58%
58%
1st won
50%
50%
23/40
23/40
1st won
21/42
21/42
38%
38%
2nd won
18%
18%
9/24
9/24
2nd won
4/22
4/22
-- Break Points --
8/10
8/10
Total
5/12
5/12
80%
80%
Won
42%
42%
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At the end of the match, the Romanian scored 71 points vs. Jasmine’s 57.

The Romanian was pretty good at converting 80% of the break points that she procured (8/10). On the other side, Paolini wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 42% – 5/12). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Halep and Paolini is 1-0 for Simona.

Highlights Simona Halep vs. Jasmine Paolini Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

Halep’s Interview

Draw and next match H2H: Simona Halep vs. Dayana Yastremska – stats

Halep will take on Yastremska in the 3rd round.

There is no head to head record between Simona Halep and Dayana Yastremska since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

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