Victory for the Romanian tennis player in two sets against a leathery Sasnovich (7-5, 6-3). The one from Constanza continues to improve and was able to overcome the first difficult test against a rival who adapts very well to this type of surface. In the next round awaits the Italian Paolini.
Simona Halep arrived in Linz with a wild card from the organization to play the last tournament of the year. He did it in a championship that he had not played for a long time, specifically in 2012 when he lost in the second round to Azarenka. In the opening game he got rid of an always complicated Aliaksandra Sasnovich by 7-5 and 6-3.
Halep beats tricky Sasnovich at WTA Linz
This was the second match between the two this year, after the one that occurred in Indian Wells where the Belarusian gave the surprise by beating Halep in two sets, but this time the story has been different, and Halep has imposed his quality at all times throughout the game.
The Romanian started the game at a very high level and got a double break up taking advantage of the mistakes of a Sasnovich capable of the best and the worst in a very short time. But the aggressive tennis of the Belarusian took effect against a Halep that did not finish consolidating its advantage on the scoreboard and the first set was equalized more than expected, although finally the greater tennis quality of the Romanian opted the set in her favor for a adjusted 7-5.
The former world number 1 took advantage of taking the first sleeve to play more relaxed and waiting for the errors of a Sasnovich who fell in the precipitation of the short points against one of the best defenders on the circuit. Halep took a break in the second set that in the end would end up being decisive for the future of the set, and that is because the Belarusian has not been able to break the Romanian tennis player throughout the second set, which has been very solid with her first serve throughout the entire second set.
Finally the winner of two Grand Slams has sealed her pass to the next round of the tournament going from less to more and finishing with very positive numbers in service. Good win for Halep against Sasnovich to start in WTA Linz. The Italian awaits her in the quarterfinals Jasmine Paolini.
