Simona Halep vs. Marketa Vondrousova, Indian Wells R4 Preview

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Simona Halep continues her BNP Paribas Open campaign on Tuesday with a fourth round clash against Marketa Vondrousova. The world number 2 has made a good start to the tournament as she attempts to win her second Indian Wells title having gone all the way in 2015.

Halep has come through two reasonably tough matches in straight sets to reach the fourth round in Indian Wells. Halep started the tournament with a competitive 6-2 6-4 win over Barbora Strycova after receiving a bye through the first round. Halep confirmed her place in the fourth round with a hard-fought 7-6 7-5 win over Kateryna Kozlova, Halep was made to work especially hard in this match, perhaps the test she needed as she heads into the business end of the tournament.

Marketa Vondrousova continues to rise up the WTA standings. Vondrousova has defeated 3 tricky opponents on route to the fourth round in Indian Wells. Vondrousova started the event with a 6-4 7-6 win over Laura Siegemund before upsetting last year’s runner up: Daria Kasatkina 6-2 6-1. Vondrousova’s toughest test came against Jelena Ostapenko in the third round, Vondrousova overcame several deficits to ultimately claim a 4-6 6-3 6-4 victory.

This will be the first career meeting between Halep and Vondrousova. Can the young Czech cause the world number 2 any real problems?

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