‘Matter of time before Ash Barty, Garbine Muguruza and I win a Slam on the Hard courts,’ says Simona Halep


‘Matter of time before Ash Barty, Garbine Muguruza and I win a Slam on the Hard courts,’ says Simona Halep

Simona Halep, Ash Barty and Garbine Muguruza

Former World No.1 Simona Halep is slowly but surely making a good case for herself at the 2021 US Open. The Romanian star is into the third round in New York, after beating Kristina Kucova in the previous round.

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Halep missed the Roland Garros Championships and Wimbledon with an injury earlier in the year, but appears to be in good shape for the final Slam of the year. Interestingly, despite being a two-time Grand Slam champion, Halep has never won a Slam on the hard courts. While she did manage to reach the finals in Melbourne, it was not to be her evening.

In addition to Halep, the likes of World No.1 Ash Barty and Garbine Muguruza too haven’t won a Slam on the hard courts. All three Grand Slam champions have won the French Open and Wimbledon in the past.

When the reporters at the press conference in New York quizzed Halep on the same, the World No.13 said, “I think we also have different styles of tennis. Me and Ash [Ashleigh Barty] probably a little bit more similar because we have the same height. But Garbine [Muguruza] is playing much more powerful. Hopefully one of us can win a hardcourt Grand Slam.”

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“It’s nice to be in this top three,” she added. “They are very nice players. They are very nice persons. But also we won big tournaments on hard, so probably it’s a matter of time and we have just to wait and to believe that it’s gonna come.”

Along with Halep, the Australian Barty and Spaniard Muguruza have both sailed into the third round of the ongoing US Open.

Halep to face Rybakina in Round 3

Simona Halep
Simona Halep

Halep will next play Elena Rybakina who has got some decent results under her belt this season. The two have met twice on the tour. Currently, their head to head is locked 1-1. The 29-year-old Halep has never made the finals of the US Open in her career.

Halep has only played 16 matches on the hard courts this year, out of which she has won 11 and lost five.

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