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League 1: Chindia Targoviste – Botosani, Thursday, 17:30, Digi Sport 1
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League 1: Academica Clinceni – UTA Arad, Thursday, 13:30, Digi Sport 1
The two athletes were supposed to meet on Thursday morning, around 6:00, but the case of COVID-19 showed up in melbourne at a hotel, determined the removal of 667 people, players and squad and the postponement of all matches for Friday.
LIVE VIDEO Simona Halep – Ekaterina Alexandrova, Friday, at approximately 7:00, Digi Sport 2!
UPDATE, Thursday, 13:30: The match between Simona Halep and Ekaterina Aleksandrova, for the semifinals, will start on Friday morning, around 7:00, and will be broadcast live on Digi Sport 1 and on the digisport website. ro
Broadcast program
Friday Feb 5
WTA Melbourne Summer Series (ziua 5):
Ashleigh BARTY (AUS) – Shelby ROGERS (United States), 01:00 / DGS 2
Garbiñe MUGURUZA (ESP) – Sofia KENIN (United States), DGS 2
Serena WILLIAMS (United States) – Danielle COLLINS (United States), DGS 2
Marketa VONDROUSOVA (CZE) – Nadia PODOROSKA (ARG), DGS 2
Simona HALEP (ROU) – Ekaterina ALEXANDROVA (RUS), approx. at 07:00 / DGS 2
Kaia KANEPI (EST) – Karolina MUCHOVA (CZE)), DGS 2
Irina-Camelia BEGU (ROU) – Naomi OSAKA (JPN), approx. at 10:00 / DGS 2
Elise MERTENS (BEL) – Elina SVITOLINA (UKR), DGS 2
Sorana CIRSTEA (ROU) – Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 02:00 / DGS 4
Angelique KERBER (GER) – Ons JABEUR (TUN), DGS 4
The initial news
UPDATE, at 17:15: The game between Simona Halep and Ekaterina Aleksandrova, which was supposed to be played on Thursday morning, was postponed, after a case of COVID-19 appeared in the Melbourne “bubble”. Almost 600 people were confined in solitary confinement and all matches on Thursday were postponed. The duels could resume on Friday, depending on the results of the COVID-19 tests.
In the rooms, Simona Halep will play against Ekaterina Alexandrova, an athlete located in 33rd place in the WTA hierarchy, who passed in the eighth by Iga Swiatek, 6-4, 6-2, a game scheduled for Thursday morning.
When Simona Halep – Ekaterina Alexandrova is playing
The organizers set the schedule for Thursday, and Simona Halep’s match with Ekaterina Alexandrova was scheduled for second in the third field, after Elise Mertens – Elina Svitolina, which will start at 03:30 Romanian time.
Thus, Simona Halep’s duel, broadcast live on Digi Sport 2, will begin around 05:30 in Romania, all depending on the development of the previous game in Arena 3 of the complex.
Also on Thursday morning, Simona Halep and Daria Gavrilova will play the quarterfinals in doubles, against the pair formed by Mihaela Buzărnescu and Alize Cornet.
Simona Halep experienced a similar scenario on Wednesday, when she played singles, where she passed Laura Siegemund, and immediately after the doubles, against the couple formed by Gabriela Dabrowski and Bethanie Mattek-Sands, a match won, along with Daria Gavrilova, they scored 7- 6 (4), 2-6, 10-2.
Ekaterina Alexandrova, Simona Halep’s opponent in the Gippsland Trophy quarter-finals
The Gippsland Trophy quarterfinal clash will record the third direct meeting between Simona Halep and Ekaterina Alexandrova.
The two previous direct matches took place in 2019, Halep managed to win in Cincinnati, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4, while Alexandrova took revenge in Beijing, 6-2, 6-3.
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