Simona Halep (30 years, 18 WTA) had another good performance at Wimbledon and qualified for the semifinals after beating Amanda Anisimova (20 years, 25 WTA) 6-2, 6-4.
Ion Țiriac, the former great tennis player and a close friend of Simona Halep, spoke about the Romanian’s performance and said that she became the clear favorite to win the Wimbledon tournament.
Ion Țiriac has no doubts: “No one can beat Simona Halep”
” I heard that she won, we must congratulate her. On paper, she’s the one to win the tournament. No one can beat her. She can only lose on her own.
No, I’m not going to the final. I would gladly go for Simona, but I don’t agree with the fact that they didn’t let the Russians and Belarusians play. They have no fault, no one wants war, neither do they. It happened to me in 1960 when we didn’t go to Squaw Valley (no to the US Winter Olympics) and boycotted because of the German Democratic Party, which was not allowed. I will never forget in my life, neither will these children.
She, on paper, has no opponent, but lest she lose the tournament, it has happened before ,” said Ion Țiriac.
Simona Halep, match with Elena Rybakina in the semifinals
For a place in the final at Wimbledon, where she was at the last participation, the one in 2019, when she won the title after a victory with Serena Williams in the last act, Simona Halep will play against Elena Rybakina .
The 23-year-old Kazakh, ranked 23rd in the WTA, advanced to the quarters of Ajla Tomljanovic, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
