Simona Halep (30 years old, 18 WTA) defeated the Iberian Paula Badosa (24 years, 4 WTA) without appeal, 6-1, 6-2 , and qualified for the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, where she will meetUS player Amanda Anisimova (20 years old, 25 WTA).
Despite the disappointment that the player from Spain stopped in the round of 16 at Wimbledon, the Iberian journalists had only words of praise for Simona Halep.
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The Spaniards, “at the feet” of Simona Halep after the spectacular victory in the round of 16 of the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament
” Simona Halep’s game suffocated Paula Badosa. She is a very steady player who misses little and increases the intensity of her shots as the exchanges progress until she wins the point.
If his opponent does not vary his shots, he is almost always an impenetrable rock, especially if, as was the case now, he is in shape. Iberica tried to overwhelm her with her attacking tennis, but she did not succeed, except in rare cases , “wrote the AS journalists .
” Halep, at 30 years old, found her stability after starting the collaboration with the experienced coach Patrick Mouratoglou. The coach who has been with Serena Williams for 10 years has made her believe she can win Wimbledon again. This is the dream of the player born in Constanța “, Marca also reported .
Simona Halep: “I really liked coming back to the central arena”
“I wanted to be here (no – in the central arena) today. I think I played a good match. Badosa plays very well, it’s hard to beat. I really liked to be back in the central arena, in front of these amazing viewers, who always support me, it’s a pleasure!
I didn’t think I didn’t lose a set. I’m happy with how I’m playing in the tournament, every day it’s better. I can’t wait for the next match, I hope to play as well as I did today.
I missed Wimbledon immensely, playing for the first time in three years. It was great to play, I was more excited yesterday than today. The central arena is extraordinary, I try to play as well as possible here” , said Simona Halep , after the victory with Badosa.
