Simona Halep is preparing in Melbourne for the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, where she reached the final in the 2018 edition. Winner of 7 Grand Slam titles, Mats Wilander spoke about the chances our champion has at the Australian Open 2022, but also about the possibility of returning to the WTA Top 10.
In August last year, Simona Halep left the Top 10, after 373 consecutive weeks, and this year she wants to return to the top 10 best tennis players in the world. Mats Wilander believes that the Romanian has everything she needs to achieve this goal and says that it is much easier to climb the rankings than to win a major title.
Simona Halep will be very difficult to beat. She’s not going to “kill” anyone on the court in terms of power, but that’s not how she won the two Grand Slam titles she has in her record. She’s very experienced, she’s not a player old, but she has experience compared to most of her opponents. It’s true that she doesn’t have the weapons of her opponents, but I think it depends on her if she will win more Grand Slam titles. She always comes out ready to fight, it will be very difficult for anyone who meets her.
I think that Simona has a very good chance to fight for the highest position in the WTA ranking. I think it’s much easier to be high in the rankings than to win a Grand Slam. To be on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd place all you have to do is be consistent. To win a Grand Slam you need luck, you need not to meet a player like Sabalenka, a tennis player who hits very hard. However, I think her confidence grows every time she is at a major tournament. I think she will win another Grand Slam title and if she continues to play like she has so far, she will return to the Top 3 WTA ,” said Mats Wilander exclusively for eurosport.ro.
