How many times have Simona Halep and Elena Rybakina met before?
Simona Halep and Elena Rybakina have met twice before, and their head-to-head currently stands at 1-1. Halep won their most recent encounter in three sets, which took place in the final of Dubai 2020. Simona Halep and Elena Rybakina are both strong baseliners, and we can expect some elongated rallies in this match.
How can Halep beat Rybakina?
But Halep can use her quick footwork to move Rybakina around and prevent her from unloading on her groundstrokes. Halep can be a competent server on her day, but lacks the ability to hit aces at will.
How do Halep and Rybakina compare in terms of footwork?
But Halep can use her quick footwork to move Rybakina around and prevent her from unloading on her groundstrokes. Halep can be a competent server on her day, but lacks the ability to hit aces at will. In contrast, the Kazakh’s six-feet stature allows her to constantly earn quick points on serve.
What happened to Simona Halep’s 2021 season?
12th seed Simona Halep will face 19th seed Elena Rybakina in the third round of the 2021 US Open on Friday. While Halep eased past lucky loser Kristina Kucova 6-3, 6-1 in the second round, Rybakina outlasted Caroline Garcia 6-1, 6-4. Simona Halep’s 2021 season has been marred by a string of injuries.
Match details
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Simona Halep vs Elena Rybakina preview
12th seed Simona Halep will face 19th seed Elena Rybakina in the third round of the 2021 US Open on Friday. While Halep eased past lucky loser Kristina Kucova 6-3, 6-1 in the second round, Rybakina outlasted Caroline Garcia 6-1, 6-4.
Simona Halep vs Elena Rybakina head-to-head
Simona Halep and Elena Rybakina have met twice before, and their head-to-head currently stands at 1-1. Halep won their most recent encounter in three sets, which took place in the final of Dubai 2020.
Simona Halep vs Elena Rybakina prediction
Simona Halep and Elena Rybakina are both strong baseliners, and we can expect some elongated rallies in this match. But Halep can use her quick footwork to move Rybakina around and prevent her from unloading on her groundstrokes.
Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Elena Rybakina
This will be the 2 nd time that Simona Halep and Elena Rybakina clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Rybakina ( see full H2H stats ), 1-0 on hard.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Halep has dropped 2 set in this event to win 55% of the points she played.
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Kazakhstani has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points she played.
Simona Halep v Elena Rybakina Head to Head
They are 1-1 from their previous two meetings. Rybakina won in Wuhan in 2019 after Halep retired in the first set. The Romanian got her revenge in the Dubai final last year.
Fit-Again Halep Marches On
The former No. 1 got a second straight sets win on Wednesday to storm into the third round of the U.S. Open. While she was made to work hard by Camila Giorgi in the first round, she had no problem in dispatching Slovakia’s Kristina Kucova in the Round of 64.
Rybakina Continues Her Dominant Run
Elena Rybakina moved into the third round of the U.S. Open for the first time in her career following two comprehensive wins in the tournament.
Halep v Rybakina Prediction and Tip
If Rybakina has to win this, she must win it in straight sets. The longer the match goes on, the lesser her chances become, as she has time and again faltered in three-set matches this year. Given Halep’s class, she should be a favourite to win this despite having played much less than the Kazakh of late.
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Simona Halep
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Ranked no. 13, the Romanian reached the 3rd round after defeating Camila Giorgi 6-4 7-63 and Kristina Kucova 6-3 6-1. In the 2ndround, Halep had a good straight sets win against Kucova (6-3 6-1). During the match, Halep scored 63 points vs Kucova’s 37. The Romanian was pretty aggressive to blast 22 winners. Talking about the service games, Halep scored just 1 ace during …
Elena Rybakina
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Ranked no. 20, Rybakina got to the 3rd round after beating Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2 6-3 and Caroline Garcia 6-1 6-4. In the 2ndround, Elena had a good straight sets win against Garcia (6-1 6-4). During the match Rybakina scored 63 points vs Garcia’s 42. The Kazakhstani was pretty aggressive to blast 28 winners. Talking about serving, Rybakina managed to score 11 aces and …
H2H Performance in The Tournament
- Matches, sets, games and points
Both Halep and Rybakina played 2 matches. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Halep and Rybakina have played the same amount of sets 4. However, Halep played 5 games more than Rybakina. Halep scored 57 winners (42% of the total … - Serve Performance
Halep managed to score 7 aces (3.5 per match). Rybakina made 21 aces (10.5 per match). Halep won 80% points on her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Rybakina won 87% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid disp…
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