Simona Halep qualified with great emotions in the 2nd round of Roland Garros 2022 . Our athlete (30 years old, 19th WTA place) was led in the first two sets 3-0 by the German Mariana Nastasja Schunk (18 years old, 165th WTA place). However, he prevailed 6-4, 1-6, 6-1.
Simona Halep – Mariana Nastasja Schunk 6-4, 1-6, 6-1, in the 1st round at Roland Garros
Germanca started the match like a cannon and quickly led 3-0. After tying at 4, Simona Halep won the first set, but the second started like the first, with a quick 3-0 for the Romanian.
The German immediately made it 5-0 and won the set 6-1. In the decisive act, Halep never gave Schunk another chance. He made use of his forehand, with which he scored often, but also put his opponent on the counter foot many times.
Halep served much better and ended the match with an ace, the fifth. Thus, the 2018 Roland Garros champion qualified for the 2nd round, where she will face the Chinese Qinwen Zheng (ranked 74th WTA).
LIVE TEXT Simona Halep – Mariana Nastasja Schunk 6-4, 1-6, 6-1, in the 1st round at Roland Garros
UPDATE at 21:49: Simona Halep – Nastasija Schunk 6-4, 1-6, 6-1. Game, set and match for Simona, who ends with an ace, the fifth of this game, which lasted one hour and 48 minutes.
UPDATE at 21:44: Simona Halep – Nastasija Schunk 6-4, 1-6, 5-0. Simona scores beautifully with her cross country forehand, then ends the point with an effective backhand.
UPDATE at 21:35: Simona Halep – Nastasija Schunk 6-4, 1-6, 3-0. The decisive act looks completely different from the previous set. Halep seems to concentrate better and gives her opponent too many opportunities to attack decisively.
UPDATE at 21:17: Simona Halep – Nastasija Schunk 6-4, 1-6. Even though Simona showed signs of coming back, with those “trademark” backhands, Schunk played simply masterfully. Next comes the deciding set.
UPDATE at 21:07: Simona Halep – Nastasija Schunk 6-4, 0-4. It’s unbelievable what happens on the field.
UPDATE at 21:03: Simona Halep – Nastasija Schunk 6-4, 0-3. Total show made by the two players. Even though Simona was short and managed to hit superb shots, Schunk makes a spectacular comeback and is already 3-0 in the second act, just like in the first set.
UPDATE at 20:43: Simona Halep – Nastasija Schunk 6-4. Spectacular return from Simona, who serves very well and takes the first set.
UPDATE at 20:32: Simona Halep – Nastasija Schunk 4-4. Halep wins her serve, after also breaking.
UPDATE at 20:17: Simona Halep – Nastasija Schunk 1-3. Finally, the first range of Simona, who doesn’t make mistakes anymore.
UPDATE at 20:14: Simona Halep – Nastasija Schunk 0-3. Another very good range made by the German brings the score to a surprising 0-3.
UPDATE at 8:09 p.m.: Surprising start for the 18-year-old kid, who makes a break and has 2-0 after 3 minutes.
UPDATE 20:01: The match starts. Nastasija Schunk serves first.
UPDATE at 7:55 p.m.: The players come out to warm up.
UPDATE: Finally, the game will start around 20:00.
UPDATE: Ilie Năstase and Nadia Comănesci are watching Simona’s match from the stands. Fans bombarded him with requests for autographs and pictures.
