Superlative Halep too good for Hsieh in the 2nd round in Eastbourne

Halep too good for Hsieh to fight against Polona Hercog in the 3rd round

Simona Halep in Eastbourne

Simona Halep vanquish Su-Wei Hsieh 6-2 6-0 in the 2nd round in Eastbourne on Tuesday after playing a fantastic match to fight against Polona Hercog in the 3rd round.

The Match

1st set.

Simona was too strong for the Chinese because her won the set 6-2 after breaking the Chinese in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

2nd set.

Su-Wei imploded and Halep won the set 6-0.

The Romanian was pretty focused in converting 83% of the break points that she conquered (5/6).

On the other side, the Chinese wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/4). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Halep and Hsieh is 2-1 for Simona.

Highlights Simona Halep vs. Su-Wei Hsieh Nature Valley International – Eastbourne

Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Polona Hercog

Simona will face Polona Hercog in the 3rd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Simona Halep and Polona Hercog face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.

The last time that they locked horns, Halep won 5-7 7-61 6-2 in the 3rd round in Miami back in March 2019.

Simona Halep in Eastbourne

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