Simona Halep (20 WTA) started 2022 perfectly. She qualified for the finals of the Melbourne Summer Set 1 tournament, after beating the young Chinese Qinwen Zheng  (126 WTA) 6-3, 6-2.
Simona Halep – Qinwen Zheng 6-3, 6-2, in the semi-finals at Melbourne Summer Set 1
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The match started with Halep extremely focused, even nervous. She argued with herself and motivated herself from the very start of the game, which she started with a break.
“You run too much, you play chaotically, it’s like you’re running a marathon” , shouted Halep at 3-2. The Romanian took advantage of the mistakes of the Chinese, who stood out only with her three aces and won the first set 6-3.
Simona Halep qualified for the final at Melbourne Summer Set 1, where she will meet Veronika Kudermetova
At the start of the second act, Halep canceled 3 Zheng break points and then took advantage of her opponent’s mistakes. In addition, he also improved his service, which he also placed.
Simona Halep – Qinwen Zhang finished 6-3, 6-2 after one hour and 24 minutes. Simona will thus play the 41st final of her career and will try to get WTA trophy number 23. She has never won a trophy in Australia.
The other semi-final was not played, because Naomi Osaka withdrew before the match against Veronika Kudermetova due to abdominal problems. The Japanese ranked 13th WTA was the main favorite of the tournament.
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UPDATE 05:32: Simona Halep – Qinwen Zheng 6-3, 6-2. Final match! Simona is in the final. The match lasted one hour and 24 minutes.
