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    Simona Halep cruised past a WTA Rising Star but a resurgent Swiss took out Petra Kvitova for the equal-biggest win of her career at the Shenzhen Open on Friday.

   Simona Halep and Petra Kvitova took on a pair of talented semifinal opponents in the semifinals of the Shenzhen Open on Friday, but only one survived through to the final.

   Halep, the tournament's No.1 seed, was the first of the two to take the court, and she was the one who survived through to the final, dispatching WTA Rising Star Zheng Saisai in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3.

   "It was a tough match - she played really well in the second set," Halep said. "I was a little bit nervous, but I stayed focused and it worked very well for me because I was able to come back.

   "It's difficult to play someone for the first time, but I think I did a good job today."

   No.1 seed Simona Halep eased into the semifinals of the Shenzhen Open with a straight set win over qualifier Aleksandra Krunic on Thursday.
 No.1 seed Simona Halep eased into the last four of the Shenzhen Open with a straight set win over qualifier Aleksandra Krunic on Thursday.

   At last year's US Open, Krunic announced herself to the tennis world with a headline-grabbing run to the fourth round. However, in Shenzhen, World No.3 Halep administered a timely reminder of just what it will take to make it all the way to the top in the ultra-competitive world of women's tennis.

   In her first match of the week - and season - Halep displayed a few signs of rustiness, but since then it has been plain sailing. Against Krunic she needed barely an hour to wrap up a 6-3, 6-3 triumph and set up a meeting with the final Chinese player left in the draw, Zheng Saisai.

   Simona Halep, a învins-o în sferturile de finală de la Shenzhen pe sîrboaica Alexandra Krunici,  scor 6-3, 6-3.

   Halep a controlat autoritar disputa, tranşînd meciul într-o oră.

   Singurul moment cînd Simona a avut emoţii a fost în setul doi, după ce sîrboaica a dat semne de revenire şi a egalat la 3.

   Cele două mai jucaseră o singură dată, în 2014, la Bucureşti. Victoria i-a revenit şi atunci sportivei noastre, scor 6-2, 6-4.

  Simona Halep va juca în semifinale împotriva chinezoaicei Saisai Zheng .

    Simona Halep joined Petra Kvitova in the quarterfinals of the $500,000 Shenzhen Open on Wednesday, taking just 61 minutes to breeze past a very green opponent.Simona Halep was in fine form at the Shenzhen Open on Wednesday, taking just 61 minutes to breeze past a very green opponent and into the quarters at the International event.

  The woman across the net was Natalia Vikhlyantseva, a 17-year-old Russian playing her first WTA event as a wildcard. Vikhlyantseva, ranked No.584, had beaten World No.93 Anna-Lena Friedsam in the first round, but to go from that to playing the World No.3 was a mighty steep learning curve.

   And Halep was in no mood for a long match, dispatching the young Vikhlyantseva, 6-2, 6-2.