Simona Halep has qualified for Semifinals of the Grand Slam-Australian Open
Australian Open organizers announced today the schedule of the 11th day, the semi-final match between Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber will take place on Thursday, after 7:00 (Romanian time) on "Rod Laver Arena
Headline number one, Simona Halep will fight Angie (21 WTA) for qualifying in the latest act in Melbourne. The match will be the third on the "Rod Laver Arena".
The disputes on the central arena will start at 11:00 (2:00 in Romania) following the next schedule: S.Sanders / M.Polmans vs M.Martinez Sanchez / M.Demoliner (double mixed), followed by Elise Mertens vs Caroline Wozniacki, followed by Simona Halep vs Angelique Kerber.
After a failed game start (0-3), Simona has reached the highest level of her game: she was just fantastic and had an iron defensive. She was also aggressive in return and won no less than nine games in the queue! Hopper, who was the first player to score in the semifinals, was the only one in the field (6-3, 6-2, after an hour and 13 minutes) ... Simona Halep qualifies in the semifinals from the Australian Open (the best performance of her career at Antipozi), the stage of the competition where she will overcome the older acquaintance Angelique Kerber.
What Kerber says about the semifinal with Halep
"With Simona Halep it will be a long game, with intense exchanges." I played so many times against her, each game was difficult and the result was tight, I want to play my game, focus only on myself. I am very good in the defensive, and that makes me strong. I can run a lot, return a lot of balls, and I know I can be aggressive, I practice this and I want to do it too "- Angelique Kerber .
Some amazing game statistics about Simona Halep in the match with Pliskova:
Double Errors: 4-3
Points earned with first service: 76% (26/34) vs 54% (23/42)
Points earned with second service: 45% (9/20) vs 31% (7/22)
Break points earned: 50% (5/10) vs 25% (1/4)
Winning bouts: 20-21
Total points won: 69-49
Total points played with the service: 54-64
Average service speed: 153 km / h vs. 167 km / h
Average speed on second service: 131 km / h vs. 141 km / h
Points Played on Return: 64-54
Points earned on return: 31-15
Winning bets on baseline: 16 (10 forehand / 6 backhand) vs 9 (6/3)
Unsatisfactory baseline errors: 6 (4/2) vs 25 (16/9)
Winning volleyball: 3 (all forehand) vs 4 (3/1)
Winning passes: 1 (forehand) vs 1 (backhand)
Lobs: 0-0
Short: 0-2
Match Duration: 1h 13 min.
The performance achieved so far in Melbourne brings Simone a prize worth 880,000 Australian dollars (about 572,500 euros) and 780 points in the simple WTA hierarchy.
Following the victory on Wednesday, Simona Halep reached the semifinals at all Grand Slam tournaments: Australian Open (2018), Roland Garros (2014 and 2017), Wimbledon (2014) and US Open (2015)
