Simona Halep (18 WTA) had no problem in front of the Czech Karolina Muchova (81 WTA), in the first round of the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament
The 2019 champion won easily, 6-3, 6-2, in a match that lasted one hour and 6 minutes.
Simona Halep – Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-2, in the first round at Wimbledon
Halep thus marked her eighth consecutive victory in the Grand Slam on grass, in front of an opponent who reached the quarter-finals in the last two editions.
Simona dominated the game, and the only time she didn’t lead was in the very first game of the game, which the Czech won.
In the second set, Halep was even more authoritative and made two more breaks. The Romanian finished with excellent percentages at work, 79% in the first and 75% in the second. Simona had more direct winning balls, 16-11, and fewer unforced errors, 9-24.
In the second round, Simona Halep will meet the 36-year-old Belgian Kirsten Flipkens (190 WTA), who passed the Australian Jaimee Fourlis (150 WTA).
Halep did not participate in Wimbledon in 2021, because she was injured, and the 2020 edition was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
LIVE TEXT Simona Halep – Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-2, in the first round at Wimbledon
UPDATE at 19:04: Simona Halep – Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-2. What a finish! Simona ends with a break. Game, set and match for Halep, who totally dominated the match.
UPDATE at 18:51: Simona Halep – Karolina Muchova 6-3, 4-1. Simona’s serve shines again and the Romanian looks unstoppable.
UPDATE 18:40: Simona Halep – Karolina Muchova 6-3, 2-1. Simona serves well and wins a new game that is quite contested.
UPDATE at 18:34: Simona Halep – Karolina Muchova 6-3, 1-0. Game to zero won by the Romanian.
UPDATE at 18:29: Simona Halep – Karolina Muchova 6-3. Even if the Czech serves, Simona manages to return superbly and uses her lapel very well. In addition, Muchova also makes unforced errors, and Simona takes the first set with a break.
UPDATE at 18:12: Simona Halep – Karolina Muchova 3-1. Very good start to the match. Simona wins her job.
UPDATE at 18:08: Simona Halep – Karolina Muchova 2-1. The first break of the match is successful, it’s Romanian.
UPDATE 18:00: The match starts. The Czech woman serves first. Halep is encouraged on social media. The Duchess of Cambridge is also watching the Wimbledon tournament.
Original news:
The match between Simona Halep and Karolina Muchova will take place on court number 1 at the All England Club. It will be the third match of the day in this arena, after Matteo Berrettini – Christian Garin and Korpatsch – Watson.
- At the same time, it will be the first direct match between the two athletes, in the WTA circuit.
Simona Halep is the clear favorite in this dispute. The Romanian comes after a very good tournament in Bad Homburg (Germany), where she stopped in the semi-finals only because of pain in the back of her neck. Simona should have faced the Canadian player of Romanian origin Bianca Andreescu.
” I regret that I had to withdraw from the competition today, just before the semi-final match. Unfortunately, I woke up in the morning with a blocked neck and it doesn’t allow me to play at my maximum level.
We had a great time here in Bad Homburg. I enjoyed competing here. I want to thank the organizers for this fantastic tour, one of the best I have been to. I felt at home and I had all the conditions to play at the highest level,” said Simona Halep.
On the other hand, Karolina Muchova has played only one match in the last month. A defeat in Berlin, on grass, to Ons Jabeur, score 3-6, 3-6.
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