Simona Halep and Kaia Kanepi are going to face each other for the 3rd time in their career in the Australian Open 1st round. The match is scheduled for Tuesday at 7 pm, and it will be played at the Margaret Court Arena.
Halep
The world no.1 has a lot of points to defend in Melbourne after she reached the final last year. Simona used the off-season to get some rest after a couple of very tough and successful seasons, and she admitted that she is quite rusty. Furthermore, after splitting with Darren Cahill, the Romanian decided to be coachless for this 1st part of the season. Halep is on a 5 consecutive matches losing streak, and she has a 0-1 win-loss record in 2019 after she lost 6-4 6-4 to Ashleigh Barty in the Sydney opener.
Kanepi
Currently ranked no.71, Kaia is a very dangerous floater. She has already demonstrated in the last edition of the US Open her potential after she beat Simona in the 1st round 6-2 6-4 playing outstanding tennis.
H2H Simona Halep vs. Kaia Kanepi
Simona and Kaia have played each other twice in their career. The head to head is 1-all. The Romanian is the favorite to win this match, but given the fact that she is not at her best another upset is quite possible.
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