Elena Rybakina will have the chance to reach the Wimbledon final if she beats Simona Halep on Thursday. The Kazakh is well known for being extremely tall (1.85 m or 6’6) and using her deadly serve as her main weapon.
Talking about her plan for the upcoming match against Simona Halep, Rybakina commented:
“I think that the key, of course, is my serve, aggressive game. She’s a great champion. She’s moving really well, reading the game. I just try to do my best, focus on things which I can control: my serve, my shots, emotions.”
Rybakina in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently the world no.23, the Kazakhstani has managed to achieve a composed 26-12 win-loss record in 2022. The Kazakhstani is currently playing in Wimbledon where she overcame Coco Vandeweghe 7-62 7-5, Bianca Vanessa Andreescu 6-4 7-65, Qinwen Zheng 7-64 7-5, Petra Martic 7-5 6-3 and Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6 6-2 6-3.
Elena Rybakina will play the world no.18 Simona Halep in the semifinal on Thursday at 3:30 pm on Centre Court. The head to head is 2-1 for Halep.
Rybakina got to the final in Adelaide (Adelaide International 1).
Halep in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2022
Now the world no.18, Simona has a compiled 31-8 record in 2022. The Romanian is now having a run in Wimbledon where she conquered Karolina Muchova 6-3 6-2
, Kirsten Flipkens 7-5 6-4, Magdalena Frech 6-4 6-1, Paula Badosa Gibert 6-1 6-2 and Amanda Anisimova 6-2 6-4.Simona Halep will play the world no.23 Elena Rybakina in the semifinal on Thursday at 3:30 pm on Centre Court. Their head to head is 2-1 for Halep.
The Romanian conquered 1 title in 2022 in Melbourne.
Simona won 23 titles in her career: 10 on hard courts, 9 on clay courts, 2 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Elena Rybakina and Simona Halep played each other 3 times. Their current record is 2-1 for Halep. Before, the last time they fought against each other, Simona Halep won 7-6(11) 4-6 6-3 in the 3rd round in New York (U.S. Open) in September 2021.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.