Halep defeated Gauff and met Jabeur in the Madrid quarterfinals

the Romanian Simona Halep gave further proof of entering a new life in tennis by qualifying this Monday for the quarterfinals of Mutua Madrid is open with a massive game against the Americans Coco Gauffwhich he defeated 6-4, 6-4.

Players number 16 (Gauff) and 21 in the world offered a colorful match on the central court of Caja Mágica, the best played to date in the women’s draw.

The 18-year-old American, always aggressive, found himself with a rival to suit him, 12 years older but reborn after his injuries last season and his subsequent alliance with the French coach Patrick Mouratoglouformer coach of Serena Williams.

When a scoring game failed, they both faced the court with a win between the eyebrows and maintained sensational exchanges, albeit in quality, until Halep fell for 5-4 and secured the set to his serve.

Gauff’s three consecutive games at the start of the second set showed that the outcome was not written. Point to point, being precise right and ally at track angles, Halep nullified that distinction. He recovered one serve and came close to 3-4, and then another for 5-4. Nothing can stop him.

In his eleventh appearance in Madrid, Halep, who has been a finalist more times than anyone, four, and has won twice, will face the Tunisian in the quarterfinals. Ons Jabeur, seeded eighth, the highest remaining in the tournament draw. They have played three times and Halep has won two of them. Jabeur defeated the current Olympic champion, the Swiss, in the round of 16 belinda bencicby 6-2, 3-6 and 6-2.

The player from Constanza will return to the quarterfinals in Madrid after saying goodbye early in 2021, in the round of 16, when he came in as the third seed and number three in the world,

Now the number 30 victory for the Romanian in Madrid. Another will match its numbers in the Spanish capital with which it has Roland Garros and the Tomorrow Australiahis best contests.