Experience pays off for Halep in Canadian win over Pegula
Simona Halep put years of big match experience to good use on Saturday as she overhauled Jessica Pegula 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the final of the WTA Toronto Masters.
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Halep downs Pegula to reach Canadian Open final
Simona Halep overcame some shaky serving to beat American Jessica Pegula 2-6 6-3 6-4 and reach the Canadian Open final in Toronto, where she will face either Karolina Pliskova or Beatriz Haddad Maia for the title on Sunday.
Canadian Open: 'It was an incredible match' - Simona Halep comes back to beat Jessica Pegula in thrilling semi-final
Simona Halep was forced to dig deep as she came back to beat Jessica Pegula 2-6 6-3 6-4 to reach the final of the Canadian Open. Halep dropped a set for the first time in the tournament as she was outplayed in the opening set, struggling to hold her own serve before being broken twice. Ad Roared on by the Toronto crowd, the majority of whom were backing the Romanian, Halep crucially saved two break points at the start of the second set.
2-time champion Simona Halep advances to National Bank Open final
Two-time champion Simona Halep has advanced to the National Bank Open's final.
Two-time champion Halep advances to National Bank Open final
TORONTO — Two-time champion Simona Halep has advanced to the National Bank Open's final.
Hard work for Simona Halep in Toronto WTA win over Coco Gauff
The former number one, a two-time winner in Canada, made hard work of her triumph over the rising American teenager who just missed a chance at cracking the world ranking top-10 for the first time. Halep needed a second-set tiebreaker to advance into the semi-finals in just under two hours.
Halep fights off Gauff rally to reach Canadian Open semi-finals
TORONTO : Romania's Simona Halep fought off a late rally from Coco Gauff to secure a nervy 6-4 7-6(2) win on Friday and advance to the Canadian Open semi-finals for a fifth time.
Swiatek upset by Haddad Maia in Canadian Open last 16
TORONTO: Polish world No 1 Iga Swiatek was stunned by Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 defeat at the Canadian Open on Thursday (Aug 11), while Jessica Pegula beat holder Camila Giorgi to join Coco Gauff and Simona Halep in the quarter-finals.