Simona Halep reaches semi-finals of AO 2018

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Patna : World Number 1 Simona Halep, 26, Romania, entered the semi-finals of Australian Open (AO) 2018 on January 24, 2018, defeating Number 6 seed Karolina Pliskova, 25, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-2, in 71 minutes in the quarterfinals. Halep had reached the finals of French Open, another Grand Slam tournament, in 2014 and 2017 and lost in three sets on both the occasions.

Halep, a resident of Constanta, Romania, tuned professional in 2006 and has won 16 WTA titles so far. Pliskoca, who turned professional in 2009, has won 9 WTA titles so far. Pliskova lives at Monte Carlo, Monaco. She had reached US Open final in 2016.