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Patna : Defending champion and 2nd seed Karolina Pliskova, 28, Czech Republic, and top seed Simona Halep, 28, Romania, will clash in the women’s singles final at Italian Open at Foro Italico, Rome, Italy.
Pliskova beat 12th seed and compatriot Merketa Vondrousova, 21, in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 in the semi-finals. Pliskova won 5 break points in the match to 2 by Vondrousova. Pliskova fired 6 Aces to 1 by Vondrousova. Pliskova, in all, won 72 points in the match to 56 by Vondrousova. She won 3 games in a row to 2 by Vondrousova, who committed 5 double faults to 4 by the 2nd seed.
Simona Halep beat 9th seed Garbine Muguruza, 26, Spain, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the first semi-finals.