Simona Halep vs Garbine Muguruza — Rome Semi-final
Rome · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 September 2020
clay
Halep S.6-3 4-6 6-4
Muguruza G.
Halep S.
6462
Muguruza G.
3641
Simona Halep defeated Garbine Muguruza 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the Rome 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
- Match story: Simona Halep closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–4.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-20 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Garbine Muguruza | 7-6(8) 7-5 |
| 2018-05-28 | Roland Garros | SF | clay | Simona Halep | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2017-08-14 | Cincinnati | F | hard | Garbine Muguruza | 6-1 6-0 |
| 2015-04-20 | Stuttgart | R16 | clay | Simona Halep | 3-6 6-1 6-3 |
| 2015-02-07 | Fed Cup WG R1: ROU vs ESP | RR | hard | Garbine Muguruza | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2014-09-22 | Wuhan | R32 | hard | Garbine Muguruza | 2-6 6-2 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (113 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch 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
32°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 29%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[1]
Putintseva Y.
6-22-0
Muguruza G.[9]
Azarenka V.
3-66-36-4
Vondrousova M.[12]
Svitolina E.[4]
6-36-0
Pliskova K.[2]
Mertens E.[11]
6-33-66-0
R16
Azarenka V.
Kasatkina D.
6-6
Muguruza G.[9]
Konta J.[7]
6-46-1
Mertens E.[11]
Kovinic D.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.[2]
Blinkova A.
6-46-3
Halep S.[1]
Yastremska D.
7-56-4
Vondrousova M.[12]
Hercog P.
1-66-17-65
Svitolina E.[4]
Kuznetsova S.
7-666-4
Putintseva Y.
Rybakina E.[10]
4-67-636-2
R32
Yastremska D.
Anisimova A.
4-67-636-4
Rybakina E.[10]
Bouzkova M.
7-57-63
Putintseva Y.
Martic P.[8]
6-36-726-4
Azarenka V.
Kenin S.[3]
6-06-0
Mertens E.[11]
Linette M.
6-26-4
Halep S.[1]
Paolini J.
6-36-4
Kasatkina D.
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Muguruza G.[9]
Gauff C.
7-633-66-3
Hercog P.
Bertens K.[5]
6-46-4
Vondrousova M.[12]
Rus A.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Kontaveit A.[14]
4-67-56-3
Svitolina E.[4]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-37-64
Kovinic D.
Bencic B.[6]
6-36-1
Blinkova A.
Bolsova A.
4-66-17-64
Konta J.[7]
Begu I.
6-06-4
Pliskova K.[2]
Strycova B.
6-36-3
R64
Kontaveit A.[14]
Garcia C.
6-37-61
Kuznetsova S.
Pera B.
3-67-636-3
Kovinic D.
Goerges J.
6-16-0
Anisimova A.
Vekic D.[16]
7-647-66
Rybakina E.[10]
Alexandrova E.
6-06-4
Putintseva Y.
Peterson R.
6-26-4
Azarenka V.
Williams V.
7-676-2
Kasatkina D.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-2
Siniakova K.
Kerber A.[15]
6-36-1
Muguruza G.[9]
Stephens S.
6-36-3
Begu I.
Cocciaretto E.
6-26-2
Hercog P.
Juvan K.
4-66-46-1
Rus A.
Swiatek I.
7-656-3
Vondrousova M.[12]
Doi M.
6-14-66-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Zhang S.
6-46-756-1
Linette M.
Ostapenko J.
6-46-3
Mertens E.[11]
Hsieh S.
6-36-1
Bolsova A.
Riske Amritraj A.[13]
5-77-646-3
Blinkova A.
Teichmann J.
6-36-3
Strycova B.
Kudermetova V.
6-36-3
Yastremska D.
Giorgi C.
7-56-756-4
Bouzkova M.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-4
Gauff C.
Jabeur O.
6-46-3
Paolini J.
Sevastova A.
6-26-3