Simona Halep in Madrid final after beating China’s Saisai Zheng

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The match in Madrid was the third between Halep and Zheng, with our player winning the previous two. In 2015, Halep won at Shenzen (6-2, 6-2), and in 2018 she won wimbledon (7-5, 6-0).

Simona Halep escaped one of her strongest opponents in Madrid, Japan’s Naomi Osaka (23 years, 2 WTA). She was eliminated in the second round in three sets (4-6, 6-3, 1-6) by Karolina Muchova (24 years, 20 WTA) after about two hours of play.

Halep and Osaka were on the same half of the table and could have faced off in the semifinals, according to the virtual route.