WTA Melbourne Summer Set 1- 2022: Simona Halep vs Qinwen Zheng Preview, Head to Head, Prediction and Live Stream

Simona Halep vs Qinwen Zheng

Former World No.1 Simona Halep will take on Qinwen Zheng in the semi-finals of the WTA Melbourne Summer Set 1 2022.

Simona Halep vs Qinwen Zheng: Match Details

Tournament: WTA Melbourne Summer Set 1 2022
Match: Simona Halep vs Qinwen Zheng
Round: Semi-finals
Date: 8^th January 2022
Venue: Rod Laver Arena
Surface: Hardcourt
Prize Money: $5,800

Simona Halep vs Qinwen Zheng: Match Preview

Former World No.1 Simona Halep had an injury-ridden season as she dropped out of the top 10 in the rankings for the first time in 373 weeks. Despite that, the 30-year-old won 3 ATP titles in 2021 in the form of the Dubai Open, Prague Open and the Italian Open. She also reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open at the start of the year. The Romanian easily overcame Destanee Aiava in the last round and showed no signs of the problem in her 78-minute stay on Rod Laver Arena.

Qinwen Zheng had a breakthrough campaign in 2021. In January 2021, the 19-year-old won the Tennis Future Hamburg, where she defeated Linda Fruhvirtova 6–2, 6–3 in the final of the ITF Circuit $25k event, held at the venue of the Hamburger Tennis-Verband. On 20 June 2021, she won the final of the $60k event Macha Lake Open. Defeating Aleksandra Krunić in two sets. Zheng made her WTA Tour debut at the 2021 Palermo, where she also recorded her first win after defeating second seed Liudmila Samsonova in the first round.

Haled vs Zheng: Head to Head

The pair have never met each other before, with this meeting being their first in competitive tennis.

Halep vs Zheng: Match Prediction

Simona Halep will be the overwhelming favourite here due to her vast experience in the game and her superior quality currently.

Match Prediction- Halep to win in straight sets.

Halep vs Zheng: Broadcast and Live stream details

USA- Tennis Channel
Australia– beIN
UK and Ireland- Amazon Prime
The Middle East and North Africa- beIN Sports
Central America- ESPN
Caribbean Islands- Sportsmax
South America and Oceania- ESPN International
Canada- TSN and DAZN

Sub-Saharan Africa- SuperSport

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