CINCINNATI, OH, USA – World No.1 Simona Halep is into her second final in as many weeks after taking down Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets at the Western & Southern Open.
After lifting the Coupe Rogers trophy last week in Montreal, Halep will compete in another championship match – her sixth final of the year – as she faces Kiki Bertens tomorrow for the Cincinnati title.
She was pitted against the on-fire Belarusian Sabalenka – who took down three Top 20 players on her way to the semifinals. But Sabalenka’s three-set heroics left her flat-footed against the top seed; Sabalenka came into the match with over eight hours of tennis under her belt this week, while Halep had played less than five.
As a result the 20-year-old struggled to keep pace with Halep, and the Romanian sealed her 450th career win in emphatic style, needing an hour and 15 minutes to notch the 6-3, 6-4 victory.
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La numero 1 del mundo Simona Halep avanzo a su segunda final en dos semanas, despues de superar a Aryna Sabalenka en sets corridos en el Wester & Southern Open de Cincinnati.
Despues de levantar la Rogers Cup la semana pasada en Montreal, Halep disputara otro titulo,. su sexta final del año, frente a Kiki Bertens este domingo.
Para avanzar a la gran final tuvo que frenar a la joven Bielorusia Sabalenka, quien había eliminado a 3 top 20 en su camino a estas instancias. pero Sabalenka llego al partido con 8 horas de tenis fuerte esta semana, pues tuvo que disputar tres sets históricos ante las primera sembradas, mientras que Halep solo había jugado menos de 5 horas en total.
El resultado al final mostró claro dominio de halep con parciales de 6-3 y 6-4 para llegar a la disputa del titulo.