Stuttgart Open 2021: Aryna Sabalenka vs Simona Halep-Preview, Head to Head and Prediction for Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
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Aryna Sabalenka and Simona Halep
Aryna Sabalenka will take on Simona Halep in the Semi-final of the Stuttgart Open 2021. Sabalenka is currently the World no.7 on the WTA rankings and Halep is the World no.3.
Match Details
- Tournament: Stuttgart Open 2021
- Match: Aryna Sabalenka vs Simona Halep
- Round: Semi-final
- Date: 24th April, 2021
- PrizeMoney: $ 38,781
- Venue: Stuttgart, Germany
- Surface: Clay Court
Aryna Sabalenka vs Simona Halep: Match Preview
Sabalenka is now 8-2 on clay this season. In this tournament so far, in the first round the powerful Sabalenka trounced the Chinese player Zhang Shuai in straight sets, 6-2 6-2. In the second she conquered Anna-Lena Friedsam in an hour and 20 mins, winning 6-4 6-2. In the Quarter-finals she overcame Anett Kontaveit of Estonia in three sets, 7-5 4-6 6-1.
Her Semi-final opponent is Simona Halep. Halep got her campaign off to a solid start, with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Marketa Vondrousova. After that match, Halep who had been forced to withdraw from Miami with a shoulder problem, had said that the shoulder is ok now. In the Quarter-finals she beat Ekaterina Alexandrova in two sets, 6-1 6-4.
Aryna Sabalenka vs Simona Halep : Head-to-Head
These two players have met four times on the tour so far. Halep leads the head to head 3-1. Their last encounter was in the Dubai Open in 2020, which Halep won 3-6 6-2 6-2.
Aryna Sabalenka vs Simona Halep: Prediction
Sabalenka has improved her game on clay and its showing. She has a 8-2 record on clay this season. Her first two victories in this tournament were in straight sets, and in the third she fought hard and won in three. Halep is a quality player and clay is her favourite surface.
Under normal circumstances Halep would win, but she is coming off an injury and Sabalenka looks really hungry this time around. It will be a terrific game of tennis.
Match Prediction: Aryna Sabalenka will beat Simona Halep in three sets.
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Auri Ghosh
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