Simona Halep qualified for the round of 16 at the Australian Open , after beating Danka Kovinic, 6-2, 6-1 , in the 3rd round.
What Simona Halep says about Alize Cornet
In the next phase of the competition, our athlete will meet Alize Cornet , 61st WTA place, who beat her in 3 sets, score 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, Tamara Zidansek, 29th WTA place and cap serial number 29.
“There have always been difficult matches with Alize, that’s what I expect now, I hope it will be a nice match. Every match is different, it’s a new challenge and I hope to face it. I have high expectations of myself, I have confidence, I have well trained I have always liked Alize, she is a fighter on the court and a nice person off the court.
This year I’m nervous before games, but I feel good when I step on the field. It’s good that I reached the second week with little time on the field. I remember that in 2018, after the first week, I was dead. I have to work for every match, because each one is different “ , said Simona Halep.
- Alize Cornet leads in direct matches with Simona Halep with a score of 3-1.
Simona Halep – Alize Cornet, in the round of 16, at the Australian Open
Simona Halep, seed number 14, won after only 64 minutes the confrontation with Danka Kovinic, score 6-2, 6-1.
It was Halep’s eighth consecutive win this year, after the title won at Melbourne Summer Set 1. She has 14 wins in her last 15 matches played.
Halep secured a check for 328,000 Australian dollars and 240 WTA points.
Simona Halep’s opponent in the round of 16 will be French Alize Cornet (32 years old, 61 WTA), who on Saturday defeated Slovenian Tamara Zidansek 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, after previously eliminating Garbine Muguruza, the third favorite.
Cornet leads head-to-head matches with Halep 3-1. The Romanian’s only victory took place in 2013, in Sofia, with 6-4, 6-4. Cornet prevailed in 2011, in the first round in Monterrey, with 7-5, 6-1, in 2014, in Dubai, he took advantage of Simona’s withdrawal with a score of 6-1, 1-1, and in 2015 he won in Madrid , in the first round, with 7-6 (6), 6-3.
