Halep topples Gauff in the quarter of the National Bank Open. HIGHLIGHTS – TORONTO RESULTS

    NATIONAL BANK OPEN - TORONTO DRAW AND RESULTS. Halep gets the better of Gauff to fight against Jessica Pegula in the semifinal

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Cori Gauff

    Simona Halep prevails over Cori Gauff 6-4 7-6(2) in the quarter in Toronto on Friday. Halep will clash against Jessica Pegula in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 47 minutes. Halep won this tournament twice in 2016 and 2018. Here you can see her history at this event.

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    Halep's Record

    Highlights Simona Halep vs. Cori Gauff National Bank Open – Toronto

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Halep
    Gauff
    Simona Halep
    6-4 7-62
    1h:47
    Cori Gauff
    84
    84
    Total points
    77
    77
    30
    30
    Winners
    24
    24
    36%
    36%
    Ratio Winners
    31%
    31%
    -- Serve --
    3
    3
    Aces
    3
    3
    8
    8
    Double Faults
    5
    5
    61%
    61%
    1st in
    65%
    65%
    60%
    60%
    1st won
    47%
    47%
    30/50
    30/50
    1st won
    24/51
    24/51
    38%
    38%
    2nd won
    46%
    46%
    12/32
    12/32
    2nd won
    13/28
    13/28
    -- Break Points --
    6/11
    6/11
    Total
    5/12
    5/12
    55%
    55%
    Won
    42%
    42%
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    At the end of the match, the Romanian scored 84 points vs. the American’s 77.

    Halep

    The Romanian was pretty focused in converting 55% of the break points that she conquered (6/11).

    Gauff

    On the other side, the American was battling in converting her break points (only 42% – 5/12). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

    After this match, the head to head between Halep and Gauff is 4-0 for Simona.

    Draw and next match H2H: Simona Halep vs. Jessica Pegula – stats

    Halep will fight against Pegula in the semifinal.

    There is no head to head record between Simona Halep and Jessica Pegula since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

    The last time that they played, Pegula won w/o in the 2nd round in Cincinnati back in 2021.

    Simona Halep Draw info

    Live score progression and stats

    Halep conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Cori Gauff in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, that was not enough for the Romanian to win the set as the American managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Simona kept her focus to break Gauff in the 5th (3-2) game before conquering the set (6-4).

    Simona converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 5th game (2-2 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Gauff converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40 and 40-A).

    They played 73 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Romanian won just 3 points more than Cori (38-35). Halep dropped 15 points on serve (21-15). on the other side of the court, Gauff conceded 17 points on serve (20-17).

    Halep didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Cori Gauff in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Anyhow, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Simona to win the set as the American found the way to break back in the 4th (1-3), in the 6th (2-4), in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th (6-6) game. Simona maintained her cool before winning the set at the breaker at 2.

    Halep failed to serve out the set when leading 6-5 to be broken at 30.

    Tiebreak

    Halep won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (3-1), 8th (6-2) and 9th (7-2) point. On the other side, the American won a minibreak in the 2nd (1-1) point.

    This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2

    The Romanian converted 50% of her break points (4/8). She had 8 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 3rd (2-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (3-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Gauff converted 44% of her break points (4/9). She had her opportunities in the 4th (0-3 15-40), the 6th (1-4 0-40 and 15-40), the 8th (3-4 30-40 and 40-A), the 10th (4-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 12th game (5-6 30-40).

    They played 88 points. Halep was the one to win the set after conquering 4 more points than Cori (46-42). Simona dropped 25 points on serve (21-25). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 25 points on serve (17-25).

     

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