Simona Halep survives Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-4 7-5 in the 1st round in London on Monday.
Match Report, stats, and key facts
1st set.
Halep was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Sasnovich in the 1st game (1-0). That break turned to be decisive for the Romanian to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks.
2nd set.
Halep didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Sasnovich in the 1st game (1-0). However, that was not enough for Halep to win the set as Aliaksandra succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd game (1-1). The Romanian maintained her focus to break Sasnovich in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (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 2nd 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.
Simona Halep in London |
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