Simona Halep extended her winning streak at Wimbledon to 12 matches by beating Amanda Anisimova in straight sets to reach the semi-finals.
He sent me somehow this confidence, and I started to believe in myself again that I have that chance to be a good player again.” I will work hard to take it.” If there is a chance to win this tournament, I will take it. That belief was in evidence against Anisimova, a young American who beat Halep when she made the semi-finals of Roland-Garros in 2019 aged just 17. He trusted in myself that I still can be a good player. When Simona Halep began this year’s Wimbledon, the 2019 champion was asked how it felt not to be given the honour of opening the tournament, something she had been denied by the tournament’s cancellation in 2020 and by injury in 2021.
Simona Halep continued her flawless return to Wimbledon by thrashing Amanda Anisimova to reach the semi-finals.
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Halep won the title at the grass-court Grand Slam in 2019, but she missed a chance to play as reigning champion in 2020 because the tournament was canceled amid ...
The match against Anisimova appeared to be as straightforward as her first four victories at this year’s tournament — all came in straight sets. She finished the match with 15 aces. She lost in the fourth round last year. In the men's quarterfinals, two-time champion Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios both won Wednesday and will play Friday in the semifinals. “That was the perfect match of my life,” Halep said of her straight-set victory over Serena Williams three years ago. The 17th-seeded Rybakina defeated Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 on No. 1 Court in Wednesday's other quarterfinal match.
Simona Halep is into the Wimbledon semi-finals for a third time, and on Thursday the 2019 champion takes on No. 17 seed Elena Rybakina for a place in Saturday's ...
“We want to work on being more on top of the rallies, more dictating and being more creative in the game and I think she loves it, she enjoys it and I think that’s obvious. The mindset will be exactly the same as the one she has had from the start of the tournament.” We knew she needed to play a lot of matches, we worked really hard before Roland Garros, but I think the level of stress was too much for her to perform. She added: “It’s a mindset, how I have to play, because I start to play more aggressive and my serve is much better. Also, we wanted to clarify her gameplan and she has won a lot of matches which helps her confidence. I feel more solid physically and mentally.”
Elite tennis handicapper Gavin Mair has revealed his Elena Rybakina vs. Simona Halep picks for the Wimbledon 2022 semifinals.
In addition to his full analysis, Mair has released two strong bets: a play on the outright winner and whether the match goes over or under 21.5 games. Still, Rybakina is a real threat, and the 23-year-old Kazakh is on her deepest grand slam run ever. She is in a groove with her serve and is known for her elite return game. Halep is playing at an obscenely high level in London. Though she entered the tournament as the No. 16 seed, Halep has championship pedigree, winning the 2018 French Open title and claiming the championship at Wimbledon in 2019. Halep is a -310 favorite (risk $310 to win $100) in the latest Halep vs. He also correctly backed Iga Swiatek to win the 2022 French Open in advance of the tournament.
Wimbledon 2022 is the second Grand Slam played by Simona Halep under the coaching of Patrick Mouratoglou, and the two are making it a memorable experience.
“Her and I are enjoying a lot what we are doing,” Mouratoglou, who is a Tennis Majors’ co-founder and pundit (see The Eye of the Coach), said in his native French. “We get on really well. “That is, in a way, why she’s playing so well. She will play Elena Rybakina on Thursday in semi-final action. Being on the court, waking up in the morning to work is a pleasure for both of us. We really connected from first minute, started Halep after dismantling Amanda Anisimova (6-1, 6-4). “As a coach, he talks super simply but super powerful. “First he’s a great person inside.
Her comeback hasn't been all sunshine and rainbows, but Simona Halep is a better player than she ever was according to Mats Wilander.
- Wimbledon - Wimbledon - Wimbledon “She is a lot better player now [compared to when she won Wimbledon in 2019], but it doesn’t always mean you get the results often. She relied on her legs, which is very smart, and very experienced because everyone gets nervous in their arms sometimes but legs are the greatest tool when you get nervous. “She [Halep] looked a little bit tight at the end as Amanda Anisimova started hitting the ball better,” Wilander noted on Eurosport’s broadcast.