Halep gets the better of Mariana Schunk in the 1st round of the French Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

    FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Halep aces Mariana Schunk to compete against Qinwen Zheng in the 2nd round

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Nastasja Mariana Schunk

    Simona Halep topples Nastasja Mariana Schunk 6-4 1-6 6-1 in the 1st round in Paris on Tuesday. Halep will square off with Qinwen Zheng in the 2nd round. The match lasted just 0 minutes. The Romanian won this tournament once in 2018. Here you can see her history at this event.

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    Highlights Simona Halep vs. Nastasja Mariana Schunk French Open – Paris

    Halep’s Interview

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Halep
    Schunk
    Simona Halep
    6-4 1-6 6-1
    1h:48
    Nastasja Mariana Schunk
    82
    82
    Total points
    73
    73
    33
    33
    Winners
    26
    26
    40%
    40%
    Ratio Winners
    36%
    36%
    31
    31
    Unforced
    37
    37
    46%
    46%
    Ratio Unforced
    54%
    54%
    7/10
    7/10
    Net Approaches
    4/5
    4/5
    70%
    70%
    Perc
    80%
    80%
    -- Serve --
    5
    5
    Aces
    0
    0
    2
    2
    Double Faults
    4
    4
    57%
    57%
    1st in
    64%
    64%
    70%
    70%
    1st won
    55%
    55%
    33/47
    33/47
    1st won
    26/47
    26/47
    43%
    43%
    2nd won
    50%
    50%
    15/35
    15/35
    2nd won
    13/26
    13/26
    -- Break Points --
    5/10
    5/10
    Total
    4/13
    4/13
    50%
    50%
    Won
    31%
    31%
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    At the end of the match, the Romanian scored 82 points vs. the German’s 73.

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    Halep was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that she procured (5/10).

    Mariana Schunk

    On the other side, Nastasja was struggling when converting her break points (only 31% – 4/13). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

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

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

    Halep will play Zheng in the 2nd round.

    This will be the 2nd time that Simona Halep and Qinwen Zheng clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

    The last time that they fought against each other, Halep won 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Melbourne back in January 2022.

    Simona Halep Draw info

    Live score progression and stats

    1st Set -
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    Halep overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Nastasja Mariana Schunk in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, the Romanian succeeded in coming back to break the German 3 times in the 5th (2-3), in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

    Nastasja was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-4 to 6-4.

    The Romanian converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-3 30-40), the 5th (1-3 30-40), the 6th (2-4 15-40) and the 9th game (4-4 0-40 and 15-40). Also, on the other side, Nastasja converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (3-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 15-40 and 30-40).

    They played 60 points. Halep was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than Nastasja (34-26). Halep lost 13 points on serve (17-13). On the other side, the German conceded 17 points on serve (13-17).

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    Halep started the set in the best possible way after breaking Nastasja Mariana Schunk in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. The German reinforced her lead after breaking Simona in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

    It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Nastasja won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.

    The German was perfect in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 4th game (3-0 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Simona wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 3rd game (0-2 30-40).

    They played 49 points. Mariana Schunk was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than the Romanian (29-20). Mariana Schunk conceded 8 points on serve (17-8). On the other side, Simona conceded 12 points on serve (12-12).

    3rd Set -
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    Halep started the set strong after breaking Nastasja Mariana Schunk in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Halep managed to strengthen her lead after breaking Mariana Schunk in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

    Certainly, a key moment was when Simona won 5 consecutive games in the 3rd set to change the game count from 0-0 to 5-0.

    The Romanian converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 4th game (3-0 30-40). On the other side, Mariana Schunk was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 30-40 and 40-A).

    They contested 46 points. Simona won 10 more points than Mariana Schunk (28-18). Halep conceded 9 points on serve (19-9). on the other side of the net, Mariana Schunk conceded 9 points on serve (9-9).

     

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