Simona Halep vs. Amanda Anisimova 10/2/2020 - French Open Women Singles Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 10/01/2020 at 7:30 AM ET
American tennis player Amanda Anisimova has made it into the third round of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris. At this stage of the tournament Anisimova is set to play against Simona Halep from Romania.
Simona Halep is the top seed at Roland Garros and she has been in outstanding touch since the restart of the WTA season. Since the restart of the season, Simona Halep has played at the Prague Open and the Italian Open with the Romanian superstar winning both tournaments. Halep has continued her strong form at this tournament by winning both of her matches in straight sets. Halep won her previous match with ease as she defeated her opponent by winning 80% of her service games and 4 return games. Halep is looking very strong and she is going to be tough to stop in this match.
On the other side of the coin, Amanda Anisimova also won her previous match in straight sets. It was a dominant performance by Amanda Anisimova as she only lost 2 games in the entire match. The receiving was very strong by Anisimova as she won close to 60% of her receiving points which allowed her to break her opponent’s serve on 5 occasions. Despite her win in the previous round, this is expected to be a tough match for Amanda Anisimova as she is playing against the top seed.
Amanda Anisimova and Simona Halep have played each other once in the past with Amanda Anisimova winning on that occasion. The match was played in 2019 with Amanda Anisimova winning in straight sets.
Looking at all the information, I am going to pick Simona Halep to win this match. Amanda Anisimova is a solid player but she is playing against the top seed who enters this match in outstanding form. Simona Halep is playing at a different level and she should be good enough to win this match in straight sets.
