Simona Halep will debut on the night from Tuesday to Wednesday at the WTA tournament in Cincinnati, our athlete will meet with Anastasia Potapova. Before the match with the Russian, the former WTA leader and coach Patrick Muratoglu sent a message to the fans.
Simona Halep and Patrick Muratoglu are ready for the tournament in Cincinnati
Newly crowned champion of Toronto Simona is confident before the American competition “WTA 1000”.
“Hello everyone! I’m very happy to be back in Cincinnati after many years of playing here. It’s always nice. Now I’m coming after the title I won in Toronto, which gives me a lot of confidence. But we’ll see in the first game what I can do” – Simona Halep.
Patrick Muratoglu also posted a message and photo of the team members on Instagram.
“We stay motivated and grateful to do what we love every day. We are blessed!” – Patrick Muratoglu.
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Simona Halep, match with Anastasia Potapova in the first round of WTA Cincinnati
Karolina Mukhova, Simona Halep’s original opponent in the first round in Cincinnati, was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to medical problems.
Under these conditions, Simona will beat Anastasia Potapova in the first round (Russia – 54th place in the WTA, entered the main draw as a lucky loser).
The dispute between Simona and Anastasia will be the first of the day on court 3 of the Cincinnati complex and will start no earlier than 00:00.
Potapova was eliminated in the final round of qualifying in Cincinnati (losing to Anna Kalinska), but will still play in the main draw of the WTA 1000 tournament.
Simona Halep vs. Anastasia Potapova 2-0
During that time, Halep and Potapova met twice, and each time our athlete won.
2021, Moscow: 6-1, 6-4 for Halep.
2021, Melbourne Gippsland Trophy: 6-4, 6-4 for Halep.
If she beats Potapova, Simona Halep will face Veronika Kudermetova (6-3, 6-3 with Barbora Krejcikova in the first round) in the second round in Cincinnati.
Simona Halep, virtual circuit from WTA Cincinnati
First round – Anastasia Potapova
II round – Veronika Kudermetova
Optimal – Paula Badosa
Quarters – Ons Jabeur / Belinda Bencic / Sorana Cîrstea / Petra Kvitova
Semifinal – Iga Svyatek / Garbinier Muguruza / Corey Gauff / Jelena Ostapenko
Final – Anette Kontaveit / Maria Sakkari / Aryna Sabalenko / Jessica Pegula / Emma Reducanu / Bianca Andreescu.
The Western & Southern Open is the last tournament before the US Open 2022
A WTA 1000 category competition, the tournament will be held on hard from August 15 to 21, 2022. Its total prize pool is $2,527,250 and there are 64 players at the start of the main draw. The reigning champion is Ashley Barty (now retired), who won the title last year.
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