Gritty Simona Halep survives Sasnovich in the 1st round in London

Simona Halep survives Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-4 7-5 in the 1^st round in London on Monday.

Match Report, stats, and key facts

1^st set.

Halep was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Sasnovich in the 1^st game (1-0). That break turned to be decisive for the Romanian to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks.

2^nd set.

Halep didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Sasnovich in the 1^st game (1-0). However, that was not enough for Halep to win the set as Aliaksandra succeeded in breaking back in the 2^nd game (1-1). The Romanian maintained her focus to break Sasnovich in the 9^th (4-5) and in the 11^th (6-5) game before managing to win the set (7-5).

At the end of the match, The Romanian scored 81 points vs. the Belarussian’s 68 points.

Simona had some problems in converting her break points as she converted only 36% (4/11) of them.

On the other side, Sasnovich was not so effective in converting her break points as she converted only 29% of her break points (2/7). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Halep and Sasnovich is 1-0 for Simona.

Highlights Simona Halep vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich Wimbledon – London

Halep’s Interview

After the match, Simona commented:

“I’m really happy that I could win this match; it was really tough. The first match of a tournament is always difficult, and I knew she has been playing great. I just had to stay focused, positive, so I could fight to the end.”

Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Mihaela Buzarnescu

Halep will compete against Buzarnescu in the 2^nd round.

There is no head to head record between Simona Halep and Mihaela Buzarnescu since this will be the first time that they will play each other at pro level.