TORONTO, CANADA (APP) – Romanian second seed Simona Halep advanced to the final of the WTA Rogers Cup on Saturday by defeating Italy´s Sara Errani 6-4, 6-4.
Halep will play for her 12th career title and fourth of the year in Sunday´s championship match against the winner of a later semi-final between Swiss teen Belinda Bencic and world number one Serena Williams.
Halep fell behind 0-2 then roared back to win the next four games, breaking twice to seize the lead and holding at love for a 4-2 edge. She held twice more to claim the first set in 43 minutes, taking advantage of 19 unforced errors by Errani.
In the second set, Halep opened by breaking Errani, who then broke back only to have Halep break yet again as control teetered.
Errani broke back again in the eighth game, Halep slamming her racket on the concrete in frustration after falling level at 4-4.
But then Halep forced a break, retaking the lead by winning the ninth game when Errani hit a forehand beyond the baseline, and the Romanian held serve for the victory, the last point coming when Errani swatted a backhand long.
It was the third win in four tries for Halep over Errani, having lost their first matchup at Miami in 2013 but won last year in a Doha quarter-final and earlier this year at Stuttgart.
