Simona Halep and Lesya Tsurenko will square off in the 3rd round of the French Open for the 7th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11 am on Court Philippe CHATRIER .
Simona Halep
Ranked no. 3, Halep got to the 3rd round after defeating Ajla Tomljanovic 6-2 3-6 6-1 and Magda Linette 6-4 5-7 6-3.
Halep’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Madrid and Doha.
Halep has a 21-8 win-loss record in 2019, 7-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
The Romanian conquered the title last year in Paris after besting Sloane Stephens 3-6 6-4 6-1.
Lesya Tsurenko
Ranked no. 27, the Ukrainian got to the 3rd round after defeating Eugenie Bouchard 6-2 6-2 and Aleksandra Krunic 5-7 7-5 11-9.
Lesya’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Brisbane.
Lesya has a 11-8 win-loss record in 2019, 2-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
Lesya got to the 4th round last year in Paris before retiring against Garbine Muguruza when she was 2-0 ret.
Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Lesya Tsurenko
This will be the 7th time that Simona Halep and Lesya Tsurenko face off. The head to head is 6-0 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Halep won 6-3 7-5 in the 3rd round in Dubai back in February 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Simona Halep who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Simona Halep is the pick to win this match.
Simona Halep -> 1.07
Lesya Tsurenko -> 9.00
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