Simona Halep vs Garbine Muguruza — Roland Garros Semi-final

Roland Garros · WTA · Semi-final
ROU1
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 May 2018
clay
ESP3
Garbine Muguruza
32 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
Halep S.
6-1 6-4
Muguruza G.
Halep S.
662
Muguruza G.
140

Simona Halep defeated Garbine Muguruza 6-1 6-4 in the Roland Garros semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Garbine Muguruza came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 16. Simona Halep narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-09-14RomeSFclaySimona Halep6-3 4-6 6-4
2020-01-20Australian OpenSFhardGarbine Muguruza7-6(8) 7-5
2017-08-14CincinnatiFhardGarbine Muguruza6-1 6-0
2015-04-20StuttgartR16claySimona Halep3-6 6-1 6-3
2015-02-07Fed Cup WG R1: ROU vs ESPRRhardGarbine Muguruza6-4 6-3
2014-09-22WuhanR32hardGarbine Muguruza2-6 6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Muguruza G.

Muguruza G.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Halep S.Muguruza G.
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
3.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 196). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Muguruza G.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
89
72
Break points saved·Even
87
90
Break points won·Clear edge
100
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
67
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
69

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[1]
Stephens S.
3-66-46-1
Semi-finals
Halep S.[1]
Muguruza G.[3]
6-16-4
Stephens S.
Keys M.[19]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[1]
Kerber A.[12]
6-726-36-2
Stephens S.
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-36-1
Muguruza G.[3]
Sharapova M.[28]
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Putintseva Y.
7-656-4
R16
Kasatkina D.[14]
Wozniacki C.[2]
7-656-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Tsurenko L.
2-0
Sharapova M.[28]
Williams S.
W/O
Stephens S.
Kontaveit A.[25]
6-26-0
Putintseva Y.
Strycova B.[26]
6-46-3
Kerber A.[12]
Garcia C.[7]
6-26-3
Halep S.[1]
Mertens E.[23]
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Buzarnescu M.[31]
6-16-4
R32
Kontaveit A.[25]
Kvitova P.[8]
7-667-64
Halep S.[1]
Petkovic A.
7-56-0
Garcia C.[7]
Begu I.
6-16-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Stosur S.
6-06-2
Putintseva Y.
Wang Q.
1-67-56-4
Kerber A.[12]
Bertens K.[18]
7-647-64
Williams S.
Goerges J.[11]
6-36-4
Strycova B.[26]
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Kasatkina D.[14]
Sakkari M.
6-11-66-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Parmentier P.
6-06-3
Stephens S.
Giorgi C.
4-66-18-6
Tsurenko L.
Rybarikova M.[19]
6-26-4
Mertens E.[23]
Saville D.[24]
6-36-1
Sharapova M.[28]
Pliskova K.[20]
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Osaka N.[16]
6-17-67
Buzarnescu M.[31]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-37-5
R64
Stephens S.
Frech M.
6-26-2
Keys M.[19]
Dolehide C.
6-46-1
Halep S.[1]
Townsend T.
6-36-1
Petkovic A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-07-65
Saville D.[24]
Pera B.
5-77-56-3
Begu I.
Zhang S.[27]
6-36-4
Garcia C.[7]
Peng S.
6-43-66-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Ferro F.
6-46-3
Stosur S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
6-27-61
Sharapova M.[28]
Vekic D.
7-56-4
Siniakova K.
Baindl K.
6-746-46-4
Strycova B.[26]
Makarova K.
6-46-2
Wang Q.
Martic P.
6-16-1
Buzarnescu M.[31]
Peterson R.
6-16-2
Kvitova P.[8]
Arruabarrena L.
6-06-4
Giorgi C.
Duque Marino M.
6-06-3
Sakkari M.
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
7-56-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Garcia Perez G.
6-16-0
Tsurenko L.
Vandeweghe C.[15]
3-66-46-0
Goerges J.[11]
Van Uytvanck A.
7-57-65
Williams S.
Barty A.[17]
3-66-36-4
Kontaveit A.[25]
Dulgheru A.
7-56-2
Kasatkina D.[14]
Flipkens K.
6-36-3
Putintseva Y.
Brady J.
6-46-3
Parmentier P.
Cornet A.[32]
6-726-46-2
Kerber A.[12]
Bogdan A.
6-26-3
Mertens E.[23]
Watson H.
6-36-4
Bertens K.[18]
Sasnovich A.[14]
6-46-2
Rybarikova M.[19]
Bencic B.[11]
6-26-4
Pliskova K.[20]
Safarova L.
3-66-46-1
Osaka N.[16]
Diyas Z.
6-47-5
Svitolina E.[7]
Hruncakova V.
6-36-4
R128
Hruncakova V.
Schiavone F.
7-627-62
Buzarnescu M.[31]
King V.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[20]
Krejcikova B.
7-666-4
Bertens K.[18]
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-26-1
Halep S.[1]
Riske Amritraj A.
2-66-16-1
Townsend T.
Georges M.
6-46-2
Pera B.
Vesnina E.
6-36-2
Watson H.
Dodin O.
6-36-0
Bogdan A.
Vondrousova M.
6-31-66-4
Peng S.
Krunic A.
6-36-4
Ferro F.
Witthoeft C.
6-46-2
Vandeweghe C.[15]
Siegemund L.
6-46-4
Goerges J.[11]
Cibulkova D.
6-45-76-0
Barty A.[17]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.[28]
Hogenkamp R.
6-14-66-3
Siniakova K.
Azarenka V.
7-57-5
Makarova K.
Zheng S.
6-46-1
Strycova B.[26]
Nara K.
1-66-36-4
Putintseva Y.
Konta J.[22]
6-46-3
Brady J.
Hesse A.
6-16-1
Wang Q.
Williams V.[9]
6-47-5
Dolehide C.
Golubic V.
6-46-4
Diyas Z.
Linette M.
6-36-1
Sakkari M.
Minella M.
7-656-2
Cornet A.[32]
Errani S.
2-66-26-3
Parmentier P.
Paquet C.
3-67-646-2
Garcia Perez G.
Jakupovic D.
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[2]
Collins D.
7-626-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Wallace I.
6-16-0
Stosur S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.
Mladenovic K.
7-6106-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Hercog P.
6-47-61
Rybarikova M.[19]
Kumkhum L.
6-36-0
Tsurenko L.
Voegele S.
4-66-26-2
Peterson R.
Hsieh S.
6-46-3
Dulgheru A.
Mchale C.
5-77-656-3
Kontaveit A.[25]
Brengle M.
6-14-66-2
Duque Marino M.
Sevastova A.[20]
4-66-16-3
Giorgi C.
Min G.
6-36-2
Safarova L.
Ponchet J.
6-46-1
Keys M.[19]
Vickery S.
6-36-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Kuznetsova S.
7-606-2
Arruabarrena L.
Babos T.
7-656-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Cepede Royg V.
3-66-17-5
Garcia C.[7]
Duan Y.
6-16-0
Begu I.
Schmiedlova A.
6-45-79-7
Flipkens K.
Maria T.
7-616-4
Mattek Sands B.
Larsson J.
6-46-3
Zhang S.[27]
Kucova K.
6-07-5
Stephens S.
Rus A.
6-26-0
Kerber A.[12]
Barthel M.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Pliskova K.
7-646-4
Vekic D.
Bondarenko K.
6-26-4
Martic P.
Wang Y.
6-26-3
Kasatkina D.[14]
Kanepi K.
6-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
Konjuh A.
6-06-1
Saville D.[24]
Cirstea S.[18]
4-67-646-3
Sasnovich A.[14]
Allertova D.
6-46-3
Mertens E.[23]
Lepchenko V.
6-797-646-0
Bencic B.[11]
Chiesa D.
3-67-627-5
Baindl K.
Ostapenko J.[29]
7-56-3
Osaka N.[16]
Kenin S.
6-27-5
Svitolina E.[7]
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-3
Frech M.
Alexandrova E.[14]
6-33-66-3