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Halep defeated, this Friday, the American Amanda Anisimova, the 29th place in the world, with a score of 6-0, 6-1, after only 54 minutes of play.
The first set was won by the athlete from Constanza in 25 minutes, 6-0.
In the eighth, Halep will play with the Pole Iga Swiatek, ranked 58 in the world.
The classification in the eighth round is rewarded with 189,000 euros and 240 WTA points.
LIVE TEXT match between Simona Halep and Amanda Anisimova
Set 2
UPDATE 6-1: The American struggled to win her spot and a second match in this match, but to no avail. Simona Halep wins the match, with a categorical score 6-0, 6-1.
UPDATE 5-1: Halep earns his job and plays for the match.
UPDATE 4-1: The world’s No. 2 player continues her good game with a new break, bringing the score to 4-1. Halep is two games away from winning.
UPDATE 2-1: Simona Halep wins again in the opponent’s service, after quickly drawing in games.
UPDATE 0-1: Amanda Anisimova wins the first game of this match, on her own.
Series 1
UPDATE 6-0: The Romanian wins her first set in the match with Amanda Anisimova, scores 6-0, after winning her place
UPDATE 5-0: Simona Halep is unstoppable. The Romanian makes another break after a perfect game, with long and aggressive returns.
UPDATE 4-0: Simona dominates the game and increases her lead to 4-0.
UPDATE 3-0: The Romanian achieves a new break and leads 3-0.
UPDATE 2-0: Halep wins a hotly contested game, at his service. Our player saved five break points and increased her lead.
UPDATE 1-0: Simona Halep starts the match with the American player with a break.
The match between Simona Halep and American Amanda Anisimova, ranked 29th in the world, is scheduled to start at around 2:40 p.m. at Philippe Chatrier field.
Simona Halep – Amanda Anisimova, in round 3 of Roland Garros. It is the second meeting between the two players
Simona Halep, the top seed, qualified for the third round of the Roland Garros tournament, after beating Irina Begu 6-3, 6-4, on Wednesday.
On the other hand, Amanda Anisimova defeated, also on Wednesday, her compatriot Bernarda Pera, with a score of 6-2, 6-0, in just 57 minutes.
This will be the second meeting between Simona Halep and Amanda Anisimova. The two met last year in the quarterfinals of the Roland Garros tournament.
Who is Amanda Anisimova, Simona Halep’s opponent from round 3 at Roland Garros?
Amanda Anisimova is the player who eliminated Simona Halep last year in the quarterfinals of the Roland Garros tournament.
Later, Simona Halep, who occupied the 3rd position in the WTA and was the holder of the trophy, was defeated, with a score of 6-2, 6-4, in 68 minutes, by the American Amanda Anisimova, who occupied the 51st position in the WTA. Following this result, Simona Halep fell to eighth place in the WTA, because she did not defend her title at Roland Garros.
After the match with Halep, Amanda Anisimova said her hands “were shaking a little bit”, especially in the decisive moments.
“My hands were shaking a little, it wasn’t that easy. Every time I was around I felt the pressure. I knew I had to pay attention to the long lapel of my underwear, but I think I had a good plan. It’s a sensational arena, it’s the first time I’ve played here “, Anisimova said in a field interview.
Amanda Anisimova stopped in 2019 in the semifinals, being defeated by the British Ashleigh Barty.
In 2020, Amanda Anisimova played in the semifinals in Auckland and was eliminated in the first round in Melbourne.
Other players from Romania, in the third round of Roland Garros
On Friday, Andreea Mitu, Patricia Ţig, Monica Niculescu and Horia Tecău will also play in doubles.
The match Andreea Mitu / Patricia Ţig – Varvara Graceva / Jasmine Paolini (Russia / Italy) will be the second on field 9, the match Monica Niculescu / Misaki Doi (Japan) – Gabriela Dabrowski / Jenela Ostapenko (Canada / Latvia, seeded 5) will be the first in field 11, and the match Horia Tecău / Jean-Julien Rojer (Netherlands), seeded 12 – Marcelo Arevalo / Jonny O’Mara (Salvador / Great Britain) will be the fourth in field 13.
