Simona Halep (30 years old, 20th WTA place) qualified for the quarter-finals in the Birminghamgrass court tournament , after defeating the British Harriet Dart (25 years old, 106th WTA place), score 6-3 , 6-2 , live on Digi Sport 2 .
Simona Halep, perfect course on the British grass
The match lasted one hour and two minutes. The second favorite of the British tournament had no emotions until the start of the game, when she was led 2-0. Later, Simona never lost her serve and managed four breaks.
Simona Halep will face the British Katie Boulter (25 years old, 141st place WTA) in the “quarters” in Birmingham.
It will be the first confrontation in the WTA circuit between Halep and Boulter. The athlete from Great Britain reached the “quarters” of a WTA tournament in 2022 for the first time.
Boulter, beneficiary of a “wild card”, defeated the French Caroline Garcia (ranked 74 WTA) on Wednesday, score 7-6 (1), 6-1.
- Simona Halep repeats the performance of 2015, when she reached the quarterfinals in Birmingham, WTA 250 tournament.
VIDEO Match summary Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 6-3, 6-2
Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 6-3, 6-2, on Digi Sport 2, in the round of 16 at WTA Birmingham
UPDATE 18:38 Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 6-3, 6-2. Final match! Easy victory for the Romanian!
UPDATE 18:35 Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 6-3, 5-2. Another break for Simona, which will serve to win the match and qualify for the quarterfinals!
UPDATE 18:27 Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 6-3, 3-2 . The Romanian wins the break in the second set!
UPDATE 18:22 Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 6-3, 2-2. No break chance in the second set! Both players serve very well.
