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US Open: Elina Svitolina beats Simona Halep to reach quarter-finals

Fifth seed Elina Svitolina produced a commanding performance to beat two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep and reach the US Open quarter-finals.

The Ukrainian, who is bidding for her first Grand Slam title, beat Romania's Halep 6-3 6-3.

Svitolina is now on a nine-match unbeaten streak and has yet to drop a set in New York.

She will face either 2016 champion Angelique Kerber or Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez next.

Svitolina reached the semi-finals of the US Open in 2019 and arrived to this year's tournament in good form, having won the bronze medal at last month's Tokyo Olympics.