ROME, Italy – Madrid champion Simona Halep is back into a final for the second week in a row after putting together a dominating performance to see off Kiki Bertens in the Internazionali BNL d’Italia semifinals.
Halep played near perfect tennis to wrap up the victory 7-5, 6-1, hitting only nine unforced errors throughout the match – with just one in the final set.
She awaits the winner between reigning French Open champion Garbiñe Muguruza and Elina Svitolina, who leads the tour in titles and match-wins in 2017.
After her run to the Madrid title last week, Halep ominously announced that finally felt she was playing with confidence – and it showed as she rocketed ahead to win the first six points in a row off Bertens and start with a break.
Her game was firing despite the heavy, damp conditions in Rome, and she kept Bertens moving from side to side, occasionally foraying into the court to cut off points at the net.
La Campeona del abierto de Madrid, Simona Halep esta de regreso a otra final por segunda semana consecutiva, despues de una dominante actuacion ate Kiki Bertens en el Internazionali de Roma…
Halep jugo cerca de la perfeccion para lograr una victoria de 7-5 y 6-1, con solo 9 errores no forzados, para avanzar a la final del torneo italiano.
Halep espera por la gandora entre la Campeona del abierto Frances Garbiñe Muguruza y Elina Svitolina, quien lidera el tour en titulos y Partidos ganados en el 2017