ROME (AP) Fourth-ranked Simona Halep advanced to the Italian Open final and extended her clay-court winning streak to 10 matches with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Kiki Bertens on Saturday.
After dropping five set points while serving for the opening set at 5-4, Halep started knocking her head with her finger as if saying, `Wake up.” After getting broken in that game she held at love in her next service game to end the set.
Halep then cruised past her 20th-ranked Dutch opponent amid intermittent rain at the Foro Italico.
Bertens committed 31 unforced errors to Halep’s nine.