Who will Simona Halep play in round 3 of the Australian Open and what does she say about her future opponent?



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Australian Open | Simona Halep – Veronika Kudermetova, in round 3

In round 3, our athlete will find himself Veronika Kudermetova (Russia, 36 WTA). The two have never met on the WTA circuit, in the singles event.

Veronika Kudermetova, seeded number 32, had her compatriot in round 2 Varvara Gracheva, with 5-7, 6-2, 6-2.

Simona Halep said a few words about the future rival, at the end of the match with Ajla Tomljanovic.

“I don’t think I’ve played Veronika Kudermetova before. It’s going to be a new challenge, I’m going to see it, that’s what I normally do. If I’m at 100% capacity, I can win.”Simona Halep said.

Australian Open | Simona Halep – Veronika Kudermetova, in round 3

Veronika Koudermetova, 23, is currently ranked 36th in the WTA, the best ranking of her career, which means that Simona Halep will meet one of the best athletes.

The 1.75m Russian is right-handed and hasn’t won an individual trophy so far. Instead, he has one on the record, in doubles.

Simona Halep and Veronika Koudermetova met only once, but in the doubles event, in 2020, in Prague. Match Against Simona Halep / Barbora StrycovaVeronika Kudermetova / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova it was concluded 3-6, 6-3, 8-10.

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