The winner of the semifinals between Karolína Plíšková and Markéta Vondroušová will compete for Simona Halepová for the title at the clay tournament in Rome. The highest-ranking Romanian tennis player defeated the Spaniard Garbina Muguruza 6: 3, 4: 6 and 6: 4 after more than two hours of battle.
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Today, world number two Halep won the thirteenth game in a row at the WTA circuit. She came to the Italian capital as the champion of the August Prague Open tournament and before the long coronavirus break in February she ruled in Dubai.
The semi-final duel of the trophy defender Plíšková against Vondroušová will start at 4 pm at the earliest. At the same time, Barbora Strýcová with her Taiwanese teammate Sie Shu-wei will play the doubles finals.
Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournament in Rome (clay): |
Women (subsidy 1,692,169 euros): |
Singles Semifinals: |
Halep (1-ROU) – Muguruza (9-Sp.) 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 4. |
Tennis tournament RPM Prague Open of the ITF circuit in Prague (clay, subsidy $ 25,000): |
Singles – Final: |
Lehečka (CZE) – Baez (ARG) 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4. |
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