Simona Halep beats Hercog in the 3rd round in Eastbourne

Simona Halep defeats Polona Hercog 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the 3^rd round in Eastbourne on Wednesday.

Match Report, stats, and key facts

1^st set.

Halep started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Hercog in the 1^st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Halep increased her lead later on after breaking Hercog in the 3^rd (3-0) and in the 7^th (6-1) game before winning the set.

2^nd set.

Hercog had a good start after breaking Simona in the 5th game (3-2). However, the former world no.1 managed to break back in the 6^th (3-3) game. The Slovenian found her focus to break again Simona in the 9^th (5-4) game before winning the set 6-4.

3^rd set.

Halep didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Hercog in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0.

Notwithstanding, there was more to do for Simona to win the set because Polona succeeded in breaking back in the 5^th game (1-4). The Romanian maintained her focus before conquering the set (6-3).

At the end of the match, The Romanian scored 87 points vs. the Slovenian’s 71 points.

Halep had some problems in converting her break points since she converted only 40% (6/15).

On the other side, Hercog was remarkable in converting all the break points (3/3). However, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this match, the head to head between Halep and Hercog is 2-0 for Simona.

Highlights Simona Halep vs. Polona Hercog Nature Valley International – Eastbourne

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Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Angelique Kerber

Halep will compete against Kerber in the 4^th round.

This will be the 10^th time that Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber fight against each other. The head to head is 5-4 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but Kerber has a winning record of 1-0 on grass.

The last time that they played, Halep won 6-7² 6-3 6-2 in the quarter in Paris back in 2018.