Simona Halep (32 years old) will return to the field tonight, according to the program announced by the organizers of the Miami Open tournament. They treated the former world number 1 like a big star! Because the Halep – Badosa duel was scheduled on the Grandstand, the most important arena in the Miami Gardens complex.
Simona Halep
According to the official website, Halep – Badosa will start at 16:00 local time. Which means that the game will be played from 22:00, Romanian time. Digi Sport will broadcast this match of great interest to the public in Romania.
He lost only 7 games with Badosa
Paula Badosa (Spain, 26 years old, 80 WTA), Simona's first opponent after a year and a half, can be categorized anyway, only a scarecrow. Because, for its part, Iberica is facing a difficult situation. Moreover, and when she was on the wave, Paula was “cannon fodder” for Halep. Proof and results of previous meetings:
*2022 (Wimbledon): 6-1, 6-2 Aleppo
*2022 (Madrid): 6-3, 6-1 Halep
Now, Badosa returns, in turn, after a month of absence caused by back problems. And before this injury, Paula was going through a crisis. At the moment, her record from 2024 shows 4 wins and 5 losses. And last year was a poor one for Badosa: 18 wins, 9 losses and a ranking of 64 WTA at the end of the season. In addition, last year too, Badosa faced major medical problems, having to end the season in August.
What Halep's route to the Miami Open might look like
Round I – Paula Badosa (80 WTA)
Round II – Aryna Sabalenka (2 WTA)
Round III – Wozniacki (129 WTA) / Kalinina (36 WTA) / Burel (45 WTA)
Optimum – Samsonova (15 WTA) / Krejcikova (21 WTA) / Putintseva (68 WTA)
quarters – Q. Zheng (7 WTA) / Haddad Maia (13 WTA) / Azarenka (32 WTA) / Boulter (30 WTA)
Semifinals – Rybakina (4 WTA) / Sakkari (9 WTA) / Kalinskaya (25 WTA) / Ostapenko (10 WTA)
The final – Swiatek (1 WTA) / Gauff (3 WTA) / Pegula (5 WTA) / Jabeur (6 WTA) / Svitolina (17 WTA)
