Simona Halep took a big step toward her second Wimbledon title on Monday when she trounced fourth-seeded Paula Badosa 6–1, 6–2 to advance to the quarterfinals in London.
The 2019 Wimbledon champion dominated from the outset of the 62-minute match. Halep had 17 winners and just nine unforced errors while running her winning streak at the All England Club to 11 matches.
Next up for the 16th-seeded Halep is Amanda Anisimova. The No. 20 seed dispatched Harmony Tan of France 6–2, 6–3.
As for Halep, this is her first Wimbledon since beating Serena Williams in the 2019 final.
The event wasn’t held in 2020 due to COVID-19 and she missed the tournament last year due to a calf injury….