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No. 2 Seed Simona Halep Takes First Step Towards Title

Friday, March 8, 2019 - Simona Halep plays Barbora Strycova in the 2nd round of the BNP Paribas Open in Stadium 2 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. (Kathryn Riley/BNP Paribas Open)

by BNP Paribas Open
03/08/2019

Simona Halep, the 2015 BNP Paribas Open champion and world No. 2, took her first step towards claiming her second trophy in the desert today with a swift victory over Barbora Strycova.

Strycova was unable to pose a threat at any point throughout the contest, and looked overmatched against a locked-in Halep who was firing on all cylinders. In under an hour and a half, Halep advanced to the third round with a 6-2, 6-4 victory.

In front of a friendly crowd of Romanian supporters, Halep capitalized on (6/11) 55% of her break point opportunities and controlled the pace throughout the match to quell the Czech’s hopes of a massive first round upset.

Halep will continue her road to the title when she next faces off against Kateryna Kozlova in third round action.

Barbora StrýcováKateryna KozlovaSimona Halep
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