Former world number one Simona Halep ramped up preparations for the French Open with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over American Coco Gauff to enter the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open on Monday.
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Halep, who won the French Open in 2018 and the Madrid title twice, is unseeded after falling down the rankings following multiple injuries last year, but has yet to lose a set in the tournament this year.
The Romanian, now ranked 21st in the world, was at her offensive best on red clay and showed determination to win the long rallies, but was unable to break through until the American teenager went down 5-4. Made a series of unexpected errors to go.
Halep pulled out of the set, but it only fired Gough as the 18-year-old suddenly grew in confidence and broke through the net to take a 3-0 lead in the second set.
But the Romanian counter-puncher quickly recovered and fought back as Gauff’s error count continued to rise, breaking twice to go 5-4 before ending the contest in 77 minutes.
“I felt like I played what I was supposed to play. She changed a bit in the second set,” Halep said in a post-match interview.
“She has been more aggressive and it was not easy to adjust, but in the end, I pushed her back and I did what I wanted to do. We played a few times so I knew what to do.”
Halep will face eighth seed Ons Jabur of Tunisia, who defeated Belinda Bencic 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the first match, where the final set was played under a roof due to rain.
“Just a reminder guys, Simona won against Paula (Badosa in the last round) and she is Spanish. So if she wins then you have to be happy for me,” Jaboor said.
In the men’s tournament, Italian 10th seed Jannik Sinner fought back from a set and then saved three match points to give American Tommy Paul three hours to lead 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-3. sent into battle. in the second round.
“It was a very difficult situation. I was up 5-2 in the first set and then I lost it,” said Sinar, who will next face Alex de Minaur.
“He played a very good tiebreak. I made some mistakes in the beginning and the second set was kind of a roller-coaster.”
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