​​​​​​​National Bank Open tournament organizers announced the schedule for Tuesday, August 10, in which Simona Halep will play in the second round of the “WTA 1000” competition in Toronto.

Simona Halep – Shuai Zhang in the second round of the tournament in Toronto

Thus, the match between Simona Halep and Shuai Zhang will be the second match of the day at the National Bank stand and will start around 19:30 (Romanian time). The match will be broadcast in LiveTEXT on HotNews.ro.

The program of the day at the podium of the National Bank

*first match starts at 18:00 (Romanian time)

Olena Rybakina vs Corey Gauff (10)

Simona Halep (15) vs. Shuai Zhang

Jill Teichmann vs. Annette Kontaveit (2)

Qinwen Zheng vs Ons Jabeur (5)

Kaa Kanepi vs Garbiñe Muguruza (8).

Know:

• After reaching the second round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto, Simona Halep secured a prize of $17,445 and 60 points in the WTA singles rankings.

• Halep won the Rogers Cup (the previous name of the competition) twice in 2016 and 2018, but in Montreal. In 2021, Simona Halep was stopped in the second round, losing to Danielle Collins.

Simona Halep – Shuai Zhang 3-2

Previously, Halep and Zhang met five times, our athlete leads with a score of 3:2.

2022, Madrid: 6-3, 6-2 for Halep

2019, Wimbledon: 7-6(4), 6-1 for Halep

2016, Beijing: 6-0, 6-3 for Zhang

Australian Open 2016: 6-4, 6-3 for Zhang

2012, Indian Wells: 6-1, 6-1 for Halep.

Who is Shuai Zhang?

Shuai was born on January 21, 1989 in Tianjin (China). He currently has 532 career wins and 381 losses.

She has 3 WTA singles titles: Guangzhou (2013 and 2017) and Lyon (2022). Zhang is currently ranked 45th in the world. On November 14, 2016, she held the best position in the WTA rankings at number 23.

She is also one of the best doubles players, ranked second in the world and has won 12 titles, including two Grand Slams, at the 2019 Australian Open and 2021 US Open. $8,819,247.

A virtual tour of Simona Halep at the tournament in Toronto

First round: 6-0, 6-2 vs. Donna Vekic

Round II: Shuai Zhang

Optimists: Annette Kontaveit / Jill Teichman

Quarters: Corey Gauff / Arina Sabalanka / Olena Rybakina

Semifinal: Paula Badosa / Jelena Ostapenko / Jessica Pegula

Final: Iga Sviatek / Ons Jaber / Maria Sakkari / Belinda Bencic / Garbiñe Muguruza / Serena Williams.

The tournament in Toronto has a prize pool of $2,697,250 and is held on a “hard” surface. The last winner is the Italian Camila Giorgi.