Unstoppable Halep grounds Zheng in the semifinal of the Melbourne Summer Set 1. HIGHLIGHTS – MELBOURNE RESULTS

Simona Halep sweeps aside Qinwen Zheng 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Melbourne on Saturday after playing a superlative match to play Veronika Kudermetova in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 24 minutes.

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Halep's Record

Highlights Simona Halep vs. Qinwen Zheng Melbourne Summer Set 1 – Melbourne

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Halep

Zheng

6-3 6-2
1h:24

67

67

Total points

49

49

24

24

Winners

24

24

36%

36%

Ratio Winners

49%

49%

-- Serve --

0

0

Aces

5

5

0

0

Double Faults

5

5

65%

65%

1st in

54%

54%

73%

73%

1st won

69%

69%

24/33

24/33

1st won

24/35

24/35

67%

67%

2nd won

33%

33%

12/18

12/18

2nd won

10/30

10/30

-- Break Points --

4/5

4/5

Total

0/5

0/5

80%

80%

Won

0%

0%

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At the end of the match, Simona scored 67 points vs. the Chinese’s 49.

Halep

The Romanian didn’t lose the focus when converting 80% of the break points that she procured (4/5).

Zheng

On the other side, Qinwen wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/5). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Simona Halep vs. Veronika Kudermetova – stats

Halep will take on Kudermetova in the final.

This will be the 3^rd time that Simona Halep and Veronika Kudermetova play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Halep (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Halep won 6-1 7-6⁴ in the 2^nd round in Moscow back in 2021.

Live score progression and stats

Halep overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Qinwen Zheng in the 1^st game (1-0). Halep managed to boost her lead after breaking Qinwen in the 9^th (6-3) game before winning the set.

The Romanian converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 0^th (1-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 9^th game (5-3 40-A). On the other side, the Chinese was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 2^nd game (0-1 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 62 points. Simona conquered the set after winning 8 points more than Qinwen (35-27). The Romanian dropped 7 points on serve (18-7). On the other side, Qinwen conceded 17 points on serve (20-17).

Halep in this set stepped up in a great fashion to overplay Qinwen and eventually she won 6-2 after breaking Zheng in the 4^th (3-1) and in the 8^th (6-2) game.

Halep was unerring in converting all her break points in the 4^th (2-1 40-A) and the 8^th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, the Chinese was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1^st game (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 54 points. The Romanian conquered the set after winning 10 more points than the Chinese (32-22). Halep surrendered 8 points on serve (18-8). on the other side of the net, Zheng conceded 14 points on serve (14-14).

Tennis Scores in Melbourne

• Simona HalepHalep – Qinwen ZhengZheng (6-3 6-2) – Stats and score progression

Upcoming matches

• Naomi OsakaOsaka – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (0-0) – H2H details and stats