Simona Halep (30 years old, 15th WTA) qualified without emotions in the third round at the Australian Open , the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.
Simona Halep – Danka Kovinic, in the third round at the Australian Open
The Romanian defeated the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia (83 WTA), score 6-2, 6-0.
Simona didn’t give her opponent any chance to break and stayed only one hour and six minutes on the court.
Simona Halep managed 15 winning shots and committed 12 unforced errors.
Beatriz Haddad Maia hit 5 hits and committed 22 unforced errors.
In the next round at AO 2022, Simona Halep will face Montenegrin Danka Kovinic (98 WTA).
Kovinic produced the surprise and eliminated the British of Romanian origin Emma Răducanu (18 WTA), score 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Simona Halep and Danka Kovinic faced off only once, in 2016, in Bucharest, on clay, in the quarter-finals. The Romanian won easily, score 6-4, 6-2.
Simona Halep – Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2, 6-0 in the 2nd round of the Australian Open
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UPDATE 14:37 Simona Halep – Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2, 5-0. Simona brings the audience to their feet after a remarkable diagonal forehand from the run. An easy win is shaping up for Halep.
