Cori Gauff will play against Simona Halep on Friday in Toronto for a place in the semi-final. The American sensation won a fantastic match against Aryna Sabalenka in more than 3 hours. Even if the encounter was full of unforced errors and double faults, Coco was still happy with her performance because she managed to keep her composure during an amazing roller coaster.
In the press conference that followed the encounter, Coco commented:
“It definitely gives me a lot of confidence because I know I can tough it out in those tough moments. So these matches are giving me more confidence. And I know how it feels in those moments against these players. They’re not going to give you anything and you shouldn’t expect that.”
Gauff in Toronto, ranking, and results in 2022
Now ranked no.11 (career-high), Cori has managed to achieve an overall 30-14 record in 2022. Cori is playing in Toronto where she toppled the world no.64 Madison Brengle 6-1 6-3, the world no.27 Elena Rybakina 6-4 6-78 7-63 and the world no.6 Aryna Sabalenka 7-5 4-6 7-64.
Cori Gauff will face the world no.15 Simona Halep in the quarter on Friday at 1:00 pm on Centre Court. Their record is 3-0 for Halep.
Gauff was the runner-up at the French Open.
Halep in Toronto, ranking, and results in 2022
Now the world no.15, Halep owns an overall 35-10 match record in 2022. Simona is currently competing in Toronto where she bested the world no.82 Donna Vekic 6-0 6-2
, the world no.45 Shuai Zhang 6-4 6-2 and the world no.21 Jil Teichmann 6-2 7-5.Simona Halep will fight against the world no.11 Cori Gauff in the quarter on Friday at 1:00 pm on Centre Court. The head to head is 3-0 for Halep.
Halep clinched 1 title in 2022 in Melbourne.
The Romanian 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)
Cori Gauff and Simona Halep faced off 3 times. Their record is 3-0 for Halep. Before, the last time they squared off, Simona Halep won 6-4 6-4 in the 3rd round in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 2nd of May 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.