Simona Halep beats Hercog in the 3rd round in Eastbourne

Halep is victorious over Hercog to fight against Angelique Kerber in the quarter

Simona Halep in Eastbourne

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

Match Report, stats, and key facts

1st set.

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

2nd 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 6th (3-3) game. The Slovenian found her focus to break again Simona in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set 6-4.

3rd set.

Halep didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Hercog in the 2nd 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 5th 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 4th round.

This will be the 10th 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.

Simona Halep in Eastbourne

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