Halep defeats Golubic in the quarter of the Melbourne Summer Set 1. HIGHLIGHTS – MELBOURNE RESULTS

MELBOURNE SUMMER SET 1 - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Halep ousts Golubic to take on Qinwen Zheng in the semifinal

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Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Viktorija Golubic

Simona Halep topples Viktorija Golubic 6-2 5-7 6-4 in the quarter in Melbourne on Friday. Halep will play against Qinwen Zheng in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 35 minutes.

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Highlights Simona Halep vs. Viktorija Golubic Melbourne Summer Set 1 – Melbourne

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Halep
Golubic
Simona Halep
6-2 5-7 6-4
2h:35
Viktorija Golubic
118
118
Total points
103
103
45
45
Winners
37
37
38%
38%
Ratio Winners
36%
36%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
1
1
11
11
Double Faults
7
7
58%
58%
1st in
64%
64%
68%
68%
1st won
54%
54%
45/66
45/66
1st won
37/69
37/69
28%
28%
2nd won
28%
28%
13/47
13/47
2nd won
11/39
11/39
-- Break Points --
9/18
9/18
Total
7/22
7/22
50%
50%
Won
32%
32%
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At the end of the match, the Romanian scored 118 points vs. Viktorija’s 103.

Halep

The Romanian didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that she procured (9/18).

Golubic

On the other side, Viktorija had a tough time converting her break points (only 32% – 7/22). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Halep and Golubic is 2-0 for Simona.

Draw and next match H2H: Simona Halep vs. Qinwen Zheng – stats

Halep will compete against Zheng in the semifinal.

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

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Halep was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Viktorija Golubic in the 1st game (1-0). However, there was more work to do for Simona to win the set since Golubic succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 4th (2-2) game. The Romanian kept her focus to break Viktorija in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

Viktorija was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-2 to 6-2.

Simona converted 80% of her break points (4/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 0-40), the 4th (2-2 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Viktorija converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 0-40) and the 3rd game (1-2 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 39 points. Halep was the winner of the set after clinching 13 points more than Golubic (26-13). Halep lost 10 points on serve (10-10). Regarding the other side of the net, Viktorija conceded 16 points on serve (3-16).

Halep enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Viktorija Golubic in the 1st game (1-0). However, Golubic managed to stage a great comeback to break Simona 3 times in the 8th (4-4), in the 10th (5-5) gamein the 12th game before winning the set (7-5) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

They played 81 points. It’s worth to point out that, Viktorija won this set even if she scored less points 1 than the Romanian (40-41). Viktorija dropped 22 points on serve (22-22). Regarding the other side of the net, Simona conceded 18 points on serve (19-18).

Halep had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Viktorija Golubic in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, there was more to do for Simona to win the set as the Swiss succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 4th (2-2) game. Halep kept her cool to break the Swiss in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (5-4) game before conquering the set (6-4).

Simona converted 33% of her break points (3/9). She had 9 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (1-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (3-3 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40 and 40-A). In addition on the other side, the Swiss converted 15% of her break points (2/13). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 40-A), the 4th (1-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 6th (3-2 40-A), the 8th (4-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 102 points. Simona won 4 more points than Golubic (53-49). The Romanian surrendered 27 points on serve (29-27). In addition, on the other side, the Swiss conceded 24 points on serve (22-24).

 

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