Simona Halep, the favorite of the legendary Chris Evert at Wimbledon 2022. What are the Romanian’s strengths

Simona Halep (30 years old, 18th WTA) is preparing for her debut at Wimbledon 2022 , the third Grand Slam tournament of the year.

• The Romanian will have Karolina Muchovafrom the Czech Republic (82nd WTA) as her opponent in the first round. The match was scheduled for Tuesday , June 28, around 5:30 p.m., on court 1 at Wimbledon.

Simona Halep has a complicated “route” at Wimbledon 2022

Simona Halep is one of the big favorites at Wimbledon 2022. The 30-year-old Constantinian won the tournament in 2019 and also played a semifinal (2014) and two quarterfinals (2016, 2017).

Simona Halep has not played at Wimbledon since 2019, as the 2020 edition was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. At the 2021 edition, the Romanian was injured in the thigh and could not participate.

At Wimbledon 2022, Simona Halep was unlucky in the draw, being on a very difficult “route” to the final of the competition on grass .

Simona Halep, who is in the middle of the table of the world leader Iga Swiatek, can have top opponents starting from the “eighties” at Wimbledon. It is about the Iberian Paula Badosa (4th WTA), the Czech athlete Karolina Pliskova (7 WTA), the new revelation of the USA, Cori Gauff (12 WTA), or the American Serena Williams, seven-time Wimbledon champion.

However, the American Chris Evert (67 years old), triple Wimbledon singles champion, believes that Simona Halep can win the trophy.

“I choose Simona Halep as the future winner because she serves well and wins free points. She is focused and determined to take another big step to improve her game and win important tournaments ,” Evert told Eurosport .

• Chris Evert holds the record for most Grand Slam finals, 34. She is also the only player in tennis history to win at least one Grand Slam trophy in 13 consecutive years.
• In singles, Chris Evert won the Australian Open twice, the Roland Garros tournament seven times, the Wimbledon tournament three times and the US Open six times.

Iga Swiatek, the big favorite to win Wimbledon 2022

According to bookmakers, Poland’s Iga Swiatek (WTA No. 1) is the big favorite to win the Wimbledon tournament with odds of 2.50.

Swiatek (21 years old) is undefeated on the WTA circuit since February 16. The Pole won six tournaments in a row (Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart, Rome and Roland Garros).

Simona Halep was rated with the fourth chance at the trophy (odds 15.00), after Ons Jabeur (odds 12.00) and Cori Gauff (odds 12.00).

According to the experts, the Romanian has approximately the same chances of reaching the final stages of the tournament as Karolina Pliskova, Paula Badosa and Anett Kontaveit.