How does Simona Halep stack up against the Miami Open field?
By Harry Floyd
Romanian tennis star Simona Halep enters both the singles and doubles action at the Miami Open this week. Here’s how she stacks up against the field.
Simona Halep is all smiles as she prepares for play at the 2019 Miami Open. Take a look for yourself. The Romanian tennis star enters the field as the current world number three on the WTA Tour in women’s singles. She is the second seed in the main draw this month, behind just Naomi Osaka. The third seed is Petra Kvitova.
On Halep’s side of the action is WTA Finals champion Elina Svitolina among others. As always, the women’s singles main draw is packed with talent. Let’s dive deeper into Halep’s path to a possible title in Miami.
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Up first for the Romanian tennis star will be the winner of Taylor Townsend and Johanna Larsson. Townsend is coming off of two strong wins in qualifying and Larsson is an accomplished veteran with two WTA singles titles and 13 doubles titles to her name.
If you want to see the entire women’s singles main draw bracket, check it out HERE on the Miami Open’s official website. The path to a title gets more difficult as Halep potentially moves on. No surprise there, but some of the players she could face are big names.
Halep could possibly encounter the likes of Lesia Tsurenko, Carla Suárez Navarro, Danielle Collins, Daria Kasatkina, Venus Williams, and… Serena Williams.
Add on top of that Svitolina. Now, Halep facing any of these names all depends on how they fare. Upsets and spoilers will undoubtedly shakeup everyone’s path at the Miami Open. Beyond her early prospective opponents, where does the second seeded Halep land in overall favorites?
We previously looked at how defending champion Sloane Stephens, Osaka, and others stacked up at the event. Check it out HERE. So far on the 2019 WTA Tour, Halep has seen solid, but not dominant, tournament performances. Going by due theory though, Miami could provide her a chance to breakout to her former top form.
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Action at the 2019 Miami Open is underway. As Simona Halep awaits her first opponent, check back for others updates as we track progress in both the men’s and women’s side of the tournament.