By Daily Sports on June 9, 2017
Romania's Simona Halep moved within one win of a first Grand Slam title and the number one ranking with victory over Karolina Pliskova at the French Open.
Third seed Halep won 6-4 3-6 6-3 to set up a final against unseeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia.
Czech second seed Pliskova would have become world number one next week had she won the second semi-final.
Ostapenko celebrated her 20th birthday with a 7-6 (7-4) 3-6 6-3 win over Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky.
Mimi Jausovec was the last unseeded player to reach the French Open final in 1983, losing to Chris Evert.
Saturday's final will see a new Grand Slam champion crowned, and a new name at the top of the rankings should Halep win and overtake Angelique Kerber.
"It is nice to be in the final again," said Halep, who lost to Maria Sharapova in the 2014 French Open final.
"I hope I can play better and win it. I'm playing a young player - it is a big challenge."
*Photo shows Simona Halep.
Source Daily Sports
Posted June 9, 2017
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