FRENCH OPEN STATS. Great Halep breezes past Sorribes Tormo in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS RESULTS. Halep clobbers Sorribes Tormo to play Irina-Camelia Begu or Jil Teichmann in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo

Simona Halep clobbers Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4 6-0 in the 1st round in Paris on Sunday after playing a extraordinary match to play Irina-Camelia Begu in the 2nd round.

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Simona won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 4th (1-3) and in the 6th (2-4) game, The Romanian broke back 3 times in the 5th (2-3), in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game to conquer the set 6-4.

Sara was not able to offer any resistance in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-4 to 6-4.

Simona converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 15-40), the 7th (2-4 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, the Spaniard converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had her opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (3-2 40-A).

They played 56 points. The Romanian conquered the set after winning 10 points more than Sorribes Tormo (33-23). Simona conceded 10 points on serve (17-10). In addition, on the other side, Sara conceded 16 points on serve (13-16).

Sorribes Tormo had no answers anymore and Simona won the set 6-0.

Simona converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 40-A) and the 5th game (4-0 40-A). On the other side, Sara wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 2nd game (0-1 30-40).

They contested 47 points. Simona was the winner of the set after clinching 13 points more than Sara (30-17). Simona dropped 7 points on serve (14-7). On the losing side, Sorribes Tormo conceded 16 points on serve (10-16).

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Halep
Tormo
Simona Halep
6-4 6-0
1h:22
Sara Sorribes Tormo
63
63
Total points
40
40
27
27
Winners
15
15
43%
43%
Ratio Winners
38%
38%
23
23
Unforced
16
16
59%
59%
Ratio Unforced
41%
41%
9/13
9/13
Net Approaches
9/13
9/13
69%
69%
Perc
69%
69%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
0
0
0
0
Double Faults
2
2
81%
81%
1st in
71%
71%
69%
69%
1st won
38%
38%
27/39
27/39
1st won
15/39
15/39
44%
44%
2nd won
50%
50%
4/9
4/9
2nd won
8/16
8/16
156
156
Fastest serve
140
140
137
137
AVG 1st Serve
129
129
96
96
AVG 2nd Serve
122
122
-- Break Points --
6/9
6/9
Total
2/4
2/4
67%
67%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Simona scored 63 points vs. the Spaniard’s 40.

The Romanian didn’t lose the concentration in converting 67% of the break points that she conquered (6/9). On the other side, Sara was effective when converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (2/4). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the encounter.

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

Highlights Simona Halep vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo French Open – Paris

Halep’s Interview

Draw and next match H2H: Simona Halep vs. Irina-Camelia Begu – stats

Halep will square off with Begu in the 2nd round.

This will be the 8th time that Simona Halep and Irina-Camelia Begu square off. The head to head is 7-0 for Halep (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on clay.

The last time that they played each other, Halep won 7-62 6-3 in the semifinal in Prague back in August 2020.

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