Simona Halep qualified for the second round at the Australian Open , after defeating the Polish Magdalena Frech in two sets, score 6-4, 6-3 .
What Mats Wilander says about Simona Halep
The legendary Mats Wilander believes that the Romanian can still win Grand Slam tournaments and believes that Simona Halep can once again reach the 1st place in the WTA.
“I think maybe, I really do. If I were in Simona Halep’s place, I would reset my game a bit. I would become a bit more aggressive, in her place, because every year the players in the circuit hit the ball harder. Simona has to ask the following question: do I play a bit more risky or do I continue to develop at the same intensity? The most important thing is to enjoy this process, whether he loses or wins” , said Mats Wilander, for Eurosport .
Simona Halep will face the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia in the second round of the Australian Open tournament , after the South American athlete beat Katie Volynets (USA) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Halep and Haddad Maia have met only once so far, in 2017, in the second round at Wimbledon, when “Simo” prevailed 7-5, 6-3.
Simona Halep – Magdalena Frech 6-4, 6-3, in the first round at the Australian Open
Simona Halep (30 years old, number 14 WTA) qualified for the second round of the Australian Open , after beating the Polish Magdalena Frech (24 years old, world number 102) in a minimum of sets, score 6-4, 6 -3 .
After a balanced start, Simona Halep took control of the game and won the first set 6-4. In the second act, Frech led 3-1, at which point the former world leader took the initiative and did not concede a game until the end.
Halep secured a check for 154,000 Australian dollars and 70 WTA points, and in the second round she will face the winner of Katie Volynets (USA) and Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil).
Five Romanians passed the first round in Melbourne, Simona Halep, Sorana Cîrstea, Irina Begu, Gabriela Ruse and Jaqueline Cristian, only Irina Bara losing in the first round.
