Halep played against Spanish player Cristina Bucsa in the round of 32 of the competition on Monday and recorded a comfortable 6-3, 7-5 victory.
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Third seed Simona Halep will be in action against Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya in the round of 16 of the 2022 Citi Open. Halep played against Spanish player Cristina Bucsa in the round of 32 of the competition on Monday and recorded a comfortable 6-3, 7-5 victory. The Romanian smashed four aces in the match and recorded win percentages of 73% and 65% on the first and second serves respectively. She also converted five out of eight break points in the process. Kalinskaya, on the other hand, beat home favourite Madison Brengle in what was a absolutely dominating display. The score at the end of the tie was 6-3, 6-0 in the Russian’s favour.
Simona Halep and Anna Kalinskaya will face each other in the round of 16 of the 2022 Citi Open on Thursday, August 4. The WTA 250 competition is scheduled to start from August 1 and end on August 7 this year.
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| Player | Seed |
| Jessica Pegula | 1 |
| Emma Raducanu | 2 |
| Simona Halep | 3 |
| Victoria Azarenka | 4 |
| Elise Mertens | 5 |
| Kaia Kanepi | 6 |
| Mayar Sherif | 7 |
| Clara Tauson | 8 |
The 2022 Citi Open will see six rounds of action excluding the qualifiers. These include the round of 64, round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. The tournament is scheduled to commence on August 1 and conclude on August 8 this year.
| Competition Stage | Date |
| Round of 64 | August 1 (Men’s) |
| Round of 32 | August 1 (Women’s), August 3 (Men’s) |
| Round of 16 | August 3 (Women), August 4 (Men’s) |
| Quarter-finals | August 5 (Women’s and Men’s) |
| Semi-finals | August 6 (Women’s and Men’s) |
