Simona Halep plays on Friday, from 2:30 p.m., the decisive match for qualification to the semifinals, with Elina Svitolina (23 years old, 4 WTA). Halep leads the Ukrainian with a score of 3-2, the Romanian winning in 2013 at the Tournament of Champions (B) in Sofia, with 6-1, 6-1, in 2014 in the Fed Cup, with 6-3, 7-5, and this year in the quarters at Roland Garros, with 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-0. Svitolina prevailed in the final in Rome this year, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1, due to Simona’s injury, and in the semifinals in Toronto, with a 6-1, 6-1 win.
In the first two matches, Simona Halep recorded the following results: 6-4, 6-2 with Carolina Garcia and 0-6, 2-6 with Caroline Wozniacki .
