Simona Halep made her debut at Roland Garros , after the success against the athlete Mariana Nastasja Schunk (18 years old, 165th place WTA), score 6-4, 1-6, 6-1.
For the player from Romania, the confrontation with Qinwen Zheng (19 years old, 74th place WTA) follows, which can be watched in Live Text format on digisport.ro, on Thursday, from 15:30. The two athletes have met only once so far, this year, in the Melbourne Summer Set 1 tournament, when Simona prevailed with a score of 6-3, 6-2in the semifinals.
Simona Halep impressed after the first match at Roland Garros: “She should never be underestimated”
Although she had some emotions in her first appearance at Roland Garros, Simona Halep fascinated Barbara Schett. The former great tennis player believes that the athlete from Romania has a chance at the final of the tournament in France and wanted to note the positive impact that Patrick Mouratoglou had on the former world leader, since his arrival.
“Simona Halep should never be underestimated. She may not have won a lot of matches and she may not have come to Roland Garros with a lot of confidence, but she cannot be written out for the final victory. She won here, she showed in the first round that he is able to turn a match in his favor even when he is in a less comfortable situation.
When Simona Halep is on a mission, when she’s in the right mental state, she doesn’t make many mistakes and runs after every point. But what I love most about her is that she shows us that she is enjoying playing tennis again. I think Patrick Mouratoglou has rekindled that flame and given him the impetus to enjoy every moment on the pitch,” Schett said, according to Eurosport.
Simona Halep’s share of winning Roland Garros
Simona Halep still remains the second favorite to win the Paris trophy , but the athlete’s odds have increased to 17.00, while Iga Swiatek, the tournament favorite, now has a 1.57 odds to win the French Open. Before the start of the tournament, Simona Halep had odds of 8.00 to emerge victorious in France.
List of favorites from Roland Garros:
- Iga Swiatek 1.57
- Simona Halep 17.00
- Paula Badosa 19.00
- Amanda Anisimova 21.00
- Cori Gauff 21.00
- Aryna Sabalenka 23.00
- Belinda Bencic 34.00
- Bianca Andreescu 34.00
- Victoria Azarenka 34.00
- Danielle Collins 34.00
