Uncompromising Halep routs Tsurenko in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS – BIRMINGHAM RESULTS

VIKING CLASSIC - BIRMINGHAM DRAW AND RESULTS. Halep soars past Tsurenko to face Harriet Dart in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Lesya Tsurenko

Simona Halep sweeps aside Lesya Tsurenko 6-1 6-4 in the 1st round in Birmingham on Monday after playing a terrific match to deal with Harriet Dart in the 2nd round. The match lasted just 0 minutes. Her best result in this competition was reaching the quarter in 2015. Here you can see her history at this event.

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Halep's Record

Highlights Simona Halep vs. Lesya Tsurenko Viking Classic – Birmingham

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Halep
Tsurenko
Simona Halep
6-1 6-4
1h:18
Lesya Tsurenko
62
62
Total points
41
41
25
25
Winners
13
13
40%
40%
Ratio Winners
32%
32%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
1
1
2
2
Double Faults
1
1
62%
62%
1st in
50%
50%
74%
74%
1st won
54%
54%
25/34
25/34
1st won
13/24
13/24
48%
48%
2nd won
33%
33%
10/21
10/21
2nd won
8/24
8/24
-- Break Points --
5/7
5/7
Total
2/9
2/9
71%
71%
Won
22%
22%
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At the end of the match, the Romanian scored 62 points vs. Tsurenko’s 41.

Halep

Simona was pretty focused in converting 71% of the break points that she conquered (5/7).

Tsurenko

On the other side, the Ukrainian was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 22% – 2/9). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Halep and Tsurenko is 9-0 for Simona.

Draw and next match H2H: Simona Halep vs. Harriet Dart – stats

Halep will take on Dart in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Simona Halep and Harriet Dart square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.

The last time that they fought against each other, Halep won 6-2 6-4 in the 2nd round in Melbourne back in 2020.

Simona Halep Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Halep had a racing start in this set after breaking Lesya Tsurenko in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. The Romanian extended her lead after breaking Tsurenko in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

Halep converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Lesya was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 48 points. Simona conquered the set after winning 14 points more than Lesya (31-17). Simona dropped 7 points on serve (18-7). Regarding the other side of the net, Lesya conceded 13 points on serve (10-13).

Halep commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Lesya Tsurenko in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, Simona refused to bow to find the way to come back to break Lesya 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (2-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

Simona was spot on in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-2 30-40), the 5th (1-3 0-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40). On the other side, the Ukrainian converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (2-1 0-40) and the 4th game (2-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 55 points. The Romanian conquered the set after winning 7 more points than Tsurenko (31-24). The Romanian lost 13 points on serve (17-13). On the other side, Tsurenko conceded 14 points on serve (11-14).

 

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