Simona Halep qualified for the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Prague, after beating the Polish Magdalena Frech , score 6-2, 6-0.
The Romanian lost only two games and prevailed at the end of a game that lasted an hour. Unlike the previous two games in Prague, Halep clearly dominated her opponent and there was no need for a decisive set.
In the semifinals, Simona Halep will duel with the winner of the match Irina Begu (82 WTA) – Sara Sorribes Tormo (84 WTA). Elise Mertens (23 WTA) and Kristyna Pliskova (69 WTA) will meet in the other penultimate act
UPDATE, 16:52: Halep – Frech 6-2, 6-0. Simona qualifies for the semifinals of the tournament in Prague, after an easy game that lasted only an hour.
UPDATE, 16:50: Halep – Frech 6-2, 5-0. Game to zero succeeded by Simona, which will serve to win the match and access to the penultimate act in Prague.
UPDATE, 16:47: Halep – Frech 6-2, 4-0. Another range conquered by Simona, who is very close to qualifying for the semi-finals.
UPDATE, 16:43: Halep – Frech 6-2, 3-0. Simona controls the game and cruises to an easy victory.
UPDATE, 16:40: Halep – Frech 6-2, 2-0. Despite a few unforced errors, Simona proves her superiority and distances herself in the second act. The problems were at work. After another double fault, Simona addressed a rhetorical question to coach Artmon Apostu-Efremov: “How much more can I give until the end?”
UPDATE, 16:02: Halep – Frech 2-1. The Romanian manages a new break and returns to leading the game.
UPDATE, 15:59 : Halep – Frech 1-1. The athlete from Poland immediately gets the break.
UPDATE, 15:57 : Halep – Frech 1-0. Simona starts the match perfectly in the quarters, with games won on the opponent’s serve.
UPDATE, 15:55 : The match between Simona Halep and Magdalena Frech begins. The player from Poland has the first serve
Live Video Simona Halep – Magdalena Frech, 16:00, Digi Sport 2
The 22-year-old Pole, number 174 WTA, has so far defeated Gabriela Ruse, in the first round, 7-6, 6-3, and Arantxa Rus, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 .
A Romanian also passed the qualifications, where she defeated Irina Bara in three sets, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1.
“I watched the match before me, he played a very long and very close match. She is a player who fights a lot. I don’t think she hits very hard, but she doesn’t make mistakes, which is complicated,” Simona Halep told Digi Sport about today’s opponent.
In Prague, Simona Halep spent almost five hours on the court in two singles matches
Simona had another long match on Thursday, over two hours, with Barbora Krejcikova, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 , after in the inaugural round she stayed on the court for two and a half hours against Polona Hercog , 6-1, 1-6, 7-6 (3) .
These are the first singles matches for our great player after about six months of break, caused by the pandemic.
Also today, the Romanian Irina Begu, who continues yesterday’s match with Leonie Kung, 6-7 in the first set (12:00, Digi Sport 1), and Ana Bogdan, who meets Kristina Pliskova (12:00 , Digi sport 2).
The Prague tournament has a prize pool of $202,000.
