Simona Halep and Alize Cornet will meet on Tuesday in the first round of this week’s WTA Monterrey Open

The match between Simona Halep and Alize Cornet looks set to be one of the highlights of the first round of this week’s WTA Monterrey Open. Both players are young and have a bright future in the game, and it will be intriguing to see who can emerge victorious from this contest.

Halep has climbed the rankings rapidly over the past three years, and currently ranks just outside of the top fifty. She has a 4-4 record for the season, but hasn’t gotten past the first round of an event since the Australian Open. Cornet also holds a 4-4 season record, and is only a few places behind Halep in the rankings. She was the world No. 11 back in 2009, and will be aiming to get back inside the top fifty as soon as possible.

Halep and Cornet are yet to meet in a WTA competition, and this match seems like a difficult one to call. The winner of this contest is likely to face No. 5 seed Anastasija Sevastova in round two.