MIAMI OPEN. Great stuff from Simona Halep in Miami that is now just 1 win away from reclaiming the world no.1 rank from Naomi Osaka after defeating Qiang Wang in straight sets (6-4 7-5).
How Halep defeated Wang saving 3 set points
Simona had to battle extremely hard against the Chinese. The former world no.1 gained a strong 4-1 lead in the 1st set before winning the opener 6-4.
However, the Romanian struggled a lot in the second set when she was 1-5 down. Simona managed to clinch the following 5 games to win the match 6-4 7-5, but on the way, she had to save 3 consecutive set points when she was 4-5 0-40 (on serve). The contest ended after 1 hour and 37 minutes.
How Simona Halep will be no.1
The Romanian is now only 1 win from getting back her world no.1 rank from Naomi Osaka. In fact, in the live rankings, the Romanian has 5,782 points while the Japanese is already out of the Miami Open and “stuck” with 6,021 pts. If the Romanian reaches the final in Miami, she will have 6,042 pts.
Head to head Simona Halep vs. Karolina Pliskova
The Romanian will face the world no.7 Karolina Pliskova in the semifinal. The head to head is 7-2 for Halep that leads Pliskova 5-0 on outdoor hard courts and she has never conceded a single set to the Czech on this surface (outdoor).
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CLOSE TO NO.1 AGAIN
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