Sloane Stephens vs No 1 Simona Halep in French Open final
Tennis | June 08, 2018 22:50 ISTSloane Stephens enters Saturday's French Open final against No. 1 Simona Halep with a 6-0 record in tournament title matches.
Sloane Stephens enters Saturday's French Open final against No. 1 Simona Halep with a 6-0 record in tournament title matches.
Halep assured herself of retaining the No. 1 ranking and reached her third final in Paris.
Halep next faces third-seeded Garbine Muguruza, who thrashed Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-1 in a matchup of past French Open champions.
Top-seeded Simona Halep remains on course for her elusive first major after beating 16th-seeded Elise Mertens 6-2, 6-1.
Top-ranked Simona Halep, third-seeded Garbine Muguruza and two-time champion Maria Sharapova all powered into the French Open's third round with straight-set victories on Thursday.
Djokovic, currently ranked 22 in the world, will now face 13th seeded Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in the Round of 32, scheduled to be played on Friday.
Simona Halep needs to reach the semifinals in Paris to have a chance of keeping her top spot in the rankings.
Despite playing three major finals, Simona Halep has yet to overcome a mental barrier which has kept her away from getting her hands on the coveted Grand Slam trophy.
Nadal improved to 5-0 in his career against Zverev and gained an extra measure of confidence entering the French Open, which starts next Sunday.
The top-seeded stormed into the last-four of Rome Masters after easing past seventh-seed Caroline Garcia of France 6-2, 6-3 in a one-sided quarter-final clash that lasted one hour and 14 minutes.
Halep needed to reach the quarterfinals to progress further than No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki to hold onto the top spot, and she accomplished the first task.
Nadal, a seven-time Rome champion, routed 31st-ranked Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-0.
Pliskova's only prior victory from a previous seven matches against Halep was in the 2016 Fed Cup.
Top-seeded Simona Halep reached the third round by beating Elise Mertens 6-0, 6-3.
Djokovic broke serve late in each set to get past the 20th-ranked Nishikori after nearly two hours in the Magic Box.
Halep played in her third career Grand Slam final at the Australian Open in January, but has yet to secure a Grand Slam trophy.
Williams, who was on a brilliant run after knocking out some big names, was taken for a drive from the 20-year old as her skills exhausted the 37-year old American.
Halep took time out to head to the stands and watch the Williams sisters face off for the 29th time in their career in the ongoing Indian Wells WTA tournament.
Wozniacki blew a 3-0 lead in the first set and was on the run most of the match before losing for the second time this year to Daria Kasatkina.
Halep had a grueling time in Melbourne last month, badly twisting her ankle and battling her way through two marathon matches to the final, where she lost to Caroline Wozniacki.
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