Simona Halep has overcome Ukrainian opponent Elina Svitolina 6-1 6-3 to set up her debut Wimbledon final. The Romanian who is making her ninth main draw appearance at SW19 crushed her 8th seeded opposition in the first set, with Svitolina failing to hold serve once. Both women were forced to work hard to hold their…
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MATCH PREVIEW. Eighth seed Elina Svitolina to face Czech underdog
Ukrainian Elina Svitolina will bid for her first Grand Slam semi final appearance as she takes on Karolina Muchova on Court One today. The two met for the first time this year, when they played in Doha. At the season’s opening tournament, Svitolina got the better of Muchova 6-4 6-2. Today will be the first…
MATCH PREVIEW. Simona Halep to battle in-form Zhang in quarter final
2018 French Open winner Simona Halep faces a tough test on Court One today as she faces China’s Zhang Shuai in the quarter finals at SW19. The pair have met three times already, and despite the Romanian Halep being ranked 43 places higher than her 30 year old opponent, Zhang leads 2-1. The 7th seeded…
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