Simona Halep vs. Irina-Camelia Begu 9/30/20 - French Open Women Singles Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 09/28/2020 at 12:10 AM ET
Romanian tennis superstar Simona Halep is the top seed at the 2020 French Open in Paris and she has made it into the second round of the tournament. At this stage of the tournament, Simona Halep will play against Irina-Camelia Begu who is also from Romania.
Irina-Camelia Begu won her previous match in 3 sets. It was a solid performance by Begu as she had to fight hard but managed to win vital points throughout the fixture. The receiving was strong from Irina-Camelia Begu as she won close to 50% of her receiving points which allowed her to break her opponent’s serve on 7 occasions. That being said, the serving was poor from Irina-Camelia Begu as she lost 5 service games during the win. Considering this match is against the top seed, Irina-Camelia Begu must improve her game if she wishes to compete.
On the other side of the coin, Simona Halep enters this match having won her previous outing in straight sets. It was a dominant display by Halep as she lost no games in the final set of the match. During the win, Simona Halep won 75% of her service games and 6 return games. The French Open has always been a strong tournament for Simona Halep and she will hope that she can continue her strong form at this tournament.
Simona Halep and Irina-Camelia Begu have played each other 6 times in the past with Halep winning on all 6 occasions. The most recent match between these two players was in 2018 at the Shenzhen Open where Simona Halep won in straight sets.
Taking everything into consideration, I am going to pick Simona Halep to win this match in straight sets. Halep is playing at a different level and she has an outstanding record against Begu. I see this being an easy win for Simona Halep as she is a significantly stronger player than Irina-Camelia Begu.
