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Simona Halep was defeated by Madison Keys in the third round in Cincinnati, 6-1, 3-6, 7-5, in a match in which the third set was over dramatic and over intense.
Simone entered the match with difficulty, but refused to give up slaps, even if the constant confidence was not where she wanted to be. He returned at some spectacular moments in the decisive moment, saved the match ball and missed a point to take the tiebreaker match, but he did not inspire in the final seconds of the match against an opponent who made a very good match. and unlike other occasions, he did not crack when he missed the first opportunity.
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At times it looked like a skirmish. A frenetic pace game in which the changes in momentum were as leafy as the grass, many points were short and played fast, and the chances of a breakthrough came and continued until you started thinking about the previous one. A match played too fast, in the electric atmosphere of the second arena in Cincinnati, during which you thought that if you played at the US Open, it would be almost impossible to have the same performance because the approach would probably be different on both sides.
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But the level suddenly increased at the end, when they both gave everything they had and threw everything they could. So did the drama. Simone shouted "legs!" And bent over several times to check her ankles to seriously frighten Romanians in the country, who spent the night between two days of half-vacation watching her. But she also serves aces outside when the situation becomes desperate and haunts the balls as if their fate depends on them. Maddie threw brief inspiration, covered the unusual field, struck with thirst, but the most interesting thing was that she knew after a few moments that she would suppress her tendency to hit too hard. This kept her in the game and the context in which she played – a strong motivation from her, a steadfast opponent – helped her win it. Well deserved, by the way.
There is little to say about the first set, which went off instantly. Keys remained calm and focused, choosing placement and consistency instead of force at any cost. This helped her; as well as the fact that Simona did not enter the match except in the second set. In the first, she collected only 2 points out of 11 in the first service, and the winner / undefeated ratio was 1-11 against her, 6-8 for the Keys.
But despite this drastic result, probably just about anyone watching tennis for a while would still give Simon a favorite at the time. Even at 1-6. It may have been a very quiet type of Romanian, or perhaps the story of both, it is certain that the suspicion soon became clear: how Simona began to increase intensity, strike deeper and prolong rallies as the keys began to make more mistakes unforced and a return to bad habits from previous matches with Simona. That is, you hit too hard and when you press Simo, try to close the exchanges from positions that you should not try. Her share increased to 25 in the second set and Simona dropped to 8. Simona's service also increased (11 out of 17 in the first) and despite other hesitation Halep took the game decisively.
The first surprise here was that Simona didn't control the score, but Keys, who came out of a difficult first job and then returned to a successful game plan in the first set. It was very quick 3-0 and 40-0 at Simona's service, attacked by the increasingly intense attacks by the American. This is where the emotional and physical trains began. Simona entered the state "I will not be at the maximum level, but I will not leave you". He saved five balls for double breaks in that range. The keys imitated him in another marathon that followed immediately; she also came back from 0-40, saved the fourth punch, had numerous chances to make it 4-1, but Simona did the replay.
Then they both lived dangerously, flirting with disaster or breaking. It was a period of the match in which the quality of the points was excellent and every trade was a struggle. Simona skillfully exploits the weaknesses of Keys' game, forcing her to mistake after mistake. Like other matches in this brief Canada-Xinsey adventure, Halep draws points from the dry stone, managing as much as he can with the physical resources at his disposal. Simona won virtually all close games and all major points in this segment of the match.
It is no less true that Madison surprised us all by winning several longer shifts that she usually did not have the "right" to win. They counted just as many, most notably the fact that the American did not roll over under the pressure of scoring and missed opportunities, nor did he lose himself in the face of an opponent who refused to lose.
At 4-5, Simona's life seemed to be over and Keys reached the ball for the match. But the Wimbledon champion made a dramatic point on the net, well, as the Wimbledon champion. It is then served three times unusual, crazy-risky, bold or maybe exquisite, depending on what you want to see. He made 5-5 after four straight draws in that stifling range and the match seemed destined for a satisfying tiebreaker for everyone in which the drama increased to the highest levels. But Simona could not take the lead 40-0 at 5-6, Keys fiercely attacked, sensing the possibility and in the second game the ball ended this unexpected thriller.
The full part of the cup after that defeat (and what a treat it is for all of us to look at Simon's defeat, realizing that we don't need to be affected at all) is that Simona can regroup now after this pair of tournaments where the results are gone was the same as in previous years. But this is a good thing, as in the past it has been successful in Canada and Cincinnati, and in the last two years this success can be felt at the US Open and throughout the rest of the season, physically, in results or in both chapters. He now has more than 10 days available to recover, rest, recover and relate to the tension of the last Grand Slam of the year. This is a different path from the last two years. And maybe this is an opportunity to change the trend over the last two years.
In addition, in terms of rankings, Simone is entering a straight line in a season where he has virtually nothing to defend. If she is healthy, which is probably her number one priority right now, she will be among the top 1 candidates at the end of the year. The cherry on the cake of the season that followed the unexpected path of no one but as successful as in other years.
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