Simona Halep and Belinda Bencic are going to square off in the semifinal in Madrid on Friday at 2.30 pm.
Simona Halep
The Romanian has a huge chance to regain her world no.1 status in both the traditional and the year to date rankings if she conquers her 3rd title in Madrid after 2016 and 2017. Simona is in great form, and she reached the final 4 without conceding a single set on the way after beating Margarita Gasparyan 6-0 6-4, Johanna Konta 7-5 6-1, Viktoria Kuzmova 6-0 6-0, and Ashleigh Barty 7-5 7-5.
Belinda Bencic
The Swiss is having another fantastic run in Spain especially after she defeated Naomi Osaka for the second consecutive time (after Indian Wells) in the quarters. To reach the final four in Spain, Bencic defeated Alison Van Uytvanck 6-4 6-3, Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 (4) 2-6 6-3, Kateryna Kozlova 6-0 6-2, and Naomi Osaka 3-6 6-2 7-5.
Head to head Simona Halep vs. Belinda Bencic
The head to head between Simona and Belinda is 2-1 for the Swiss. However, this is the 1st time that they play each other on clay.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Halep who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Halep is the pick to win this match.
Halep -> 1.30
Bencic -> 3.50
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