The match between Simona Halep (30 years old, 20 WTA) and Katie Boulter (25 years old, 141 WTA), from the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 tournament in Birmingham, ended with the victory of the Romanian, score 6-4, 6 -1.
Halep had a slower start in the duel against the player from Great Britain, but at the score of 4-4, the Romanian player managed the break, which she confirmed in the next game. In the second set, Halep did not give any chance to Katie Boulter, managing four breaks in front of the Briton.
In the semifinal of the Birmingham tournament, Simona Halep will face the winner of the match between Beatriz Hadad Maia and Camila Giorgi.
In the semifinals, Sorana Cîrstea also qualified, who will duel with Shuai Zhang.
Simona Halep – Katie Boulter 6-4, 6-1
UPDATE 19:40: Simona Halep – Katie Boulter 6-4, 6-1. Game, set, match!
UPDATE 19:37: Simona Halep – Katie Boulter 6-4, 5-1. Halep hits an ace and makes it 5-1 in the second set.
UPDATE 19:27: Simona Halep – Katie Boulter 6-4, 4-1. Halep wins another game on her own serve and moves closer to qualifying for the semi-finals of the tournament in Birmingham.
UPDATE 19:27: Simona Halep – Katie Boulter 6-4, 3-1. The Romanian breaks away in the second set after a successful ace against Boulter.
UPDATE 19:23: Simona Halep – Katie Boulter 6-4, 2-1. Halep remains in the lead in the second set after a successful break against the Briton.
UPDATE 19:20: Simona Halep – Katie Boulter 6-4, 1-1. After a return on the line, the Brit recovers the break.
UPDATE 19:16: Simona Halep – Katie Boulter 6-4, 1-0. Simona manages to cope with a long set contested with advantages and wins the second game on her opponent’s serve.
