Simona Halep wins a huge battle to access the 3rd round of the Australian Open

Simona beats Sofia Kenin recovering from a desperate scoreline

Simona Halep

Simona Halep wins her 2nd round match… Halep ‘s way.

The world no.1 had to fight hard against Sofia Kenin that is playing much better than her actual rank (37). After the Romanian conquered a fast 6-3 3-0 lead everything was pointing at a smooth ride for Simona. However, the American was of a different opinion, and she managed to get back her break to win the set at the breaker.

In the 3rd set, things got extremely complicated for Simona and Kenin took full advantage of her momentum to grab a 4-2 40-30 lead. That was the key moment of the match as the Romanian managed to break back (3-4 instead of 2-5) to conquer 4 consecutive games and win the match 6-3 6-7 (5) 6-4.

Simona Halep vs Sofia Kenin match highlights Australian Open 2019

I do not know I how won. HALEP

After the match, Simona commented “Well, I have no idea how I won this tonight. It’s so tough to explain what happened on court.”

 

Head to head Simona Halep vs. Venus Williams

Simona Halep will face Venus Williams in the 3rd round.  The head to head is 3-2 for Venus Williams, but Simona won the last 2 matches.

Head to head Simona Halep vs. Venus Williams

 

FIGHTING

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