Simona Halep prevailed over British Harriet Dartin the second round of the Australian Open , score 6-2, 6-4! Our athlete played well, varied her shots and the most important thing is that she managed a qualification in only two sets.
Halep played on Thursday with a bandage on her right wrist, after the injury suffered on Tuesday in the first round match with Jennifer Brady. The former WTA leader will compete for the sixth time in the third round in Melbourne with Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, ranked 38th in the WTA.
- The Simona Halep-Yulia Putintseva match can be watched in Digi Online on Eurosport at a time to be announced by the organizers.
Qualifying in the third round is rewarded at the Australian Open with a prize of 300,000 Australian dollars (206,000 US dollars) and 130 WTA points.
Last year, Simona Halep was eliminated in the round of 16 at the Australian Open by American Serena Williams, score 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Halep was a finalist in Melbourne in 2017, when she lost in the last act to Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, score 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4
UPDATE Time 11:34 – Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 6-2, 6-4! GAME, SET and MATCH SIMONA HALEP!
UPDATE Time 11:24 – Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 6-2, 5-4! What a comeback for Dart, whose game has grown exponentially over the last three, four games.
UPDATE Time 11:21 – Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 6-2, 5-3! BREAK DARTS! The Brit has her best moment of the match
UPDATE Time 11:16 – Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 6-2, 5-2! Britannica stays in the match after the best point of the match. Halep had the match ball!!! Simona will serve for the match.
UPDATE Time 11:12 – Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 6-2, 5-1! Halep raised the pace enough to impose herself in this game and is very close to the third round of the Australian Open.
UPDATE Time 11:09 – Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 6-2, 4-1! Britanica has a jolt of pride, at Simone’s slight relaxation.
UPDATE Time 11:07 – Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 6-2, 4-0! Simo is clearly dominating the match at the Australian Open.
Never takes her ?️ off the ? @simona_halep leads Darts 6-2 4-0 #AO2020 | #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/KrXDAoKogs
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 23, 2020
UPDATE Time 11:04 – Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 6-2, 3-0. BREAK SIMONA! Our athlete won an extremely important point.
UPDATE Time 10:56 – Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 6-2, 2-0. Simo served only to her opponent, also managed the first ace and continues to march towards the third round of the 2020 Australian Open.
UPDATE Time 10:54 – Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 6-2, 1-0. BREAK SIMONA! Our champion continues the march from this match. He finished the point with a short to great effect.
UPDATE Time 10:48 – Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 6-2. The second set has begun
UPDATE Time 10:47 – Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 6-2. GAME and SET SIMONA HALEP! Our athlete finally prevailed in the first set, after 31 minutes.
UPDATE Time 10:41 – Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 5-2. Simo had a chance to close out the set, only for Harriet to eventually win her serve. It’s the first time in this match that Dart won on his own serve.
UPDATE Time 10:36 – Simona Halep – Harriet Dart 5-1. Halep has found her rhythm and is developing with overflowing confidence.
