Elena Rybakina and Simona Halep will face each other in the semifinals of Wimbledon. The game will start on July 7 at 17:00 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (-3.5) for Halep – 1.66.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Over 20.5 – 1.77.
Rybakina is not a comfortable opponent for Halep. In her two head-to-head encounters on hard court, Halep has won but has done so in a hard-fought battle. It can be seen that during the tournament Elena has gained good shape, she plays fairly confidently on her serve and acts with a minimum of faults.
In their two head-to-head encounters, Elena and Simona have exchanged sets won.
Rybakina will play in the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career.
In the quarterfinals, Elena scored a strong victory over Ajla Tomljanovic (4-6, 6-2, 6-3). After a weak first set, Elena calmly took the next two sets.
Interestingly, Tomljanovic has been Rybakina’s highest-ranked opponent so far at this tournament.
Elena has beaten Coco Vandeweghe (7-6, 7-5), Bianca Andreescu (6-4, 7-6), Zheng Qinwen (7-6, 7-5) and Petra Martic (7-5, 6-3) in previous rounds.
Elena Rybakina has played more than 20 games in her last five matches on grass.
For Halep, who became Wimbledon champion in 2019, this will be her 9th Grand Slam semi-final.
In the quarter-finals, Simona beat Amanda Anisimova (6-2, 6-4). Simona took the first set easily.
At the current tournament, Halep has not yet lost a single set. The former world #1 defeated Paula Badosa (6-1, 6-2) in the fourth round and before that, she defeated Karolina Muchova (6-3, 6-2), Kirsten Flipkens (7-5, 6-4) and Magdalena Frech (6-4, 6-1).
With no Wimbledon in 2020 and Halep missing it in 2021 due to injury, her winning streak at Wimbledon already stands at 12 matches.
In all five of Rybakina’s matches at the tournament, more than 9.5 games were played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Over 9.5” with the odds of 1.87.
Type of Court – Grass
Speed of Court – 7/10
Rybakina’s Rating – 23
Elena Rybakina Wins/Losses in 2022 – 26/14
Halep’s Rating – 18
Simona Halep Wins/Losses in 2022 – 31/9
Halep leads with a score of 2-1 in their head-to-head encounters. The last time they played against each other was last year in the US Open. Halep won with a score of 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.
The match will be played at Center Court, Church Road, London, England, United Kingdom.
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