Halep's route to the title

3R: Simona Halep d. Andrea Petkovic 7-5 6-0

Next up was the hard-hitting Andrea Petkovic in front of a raucous bipartisan crown on Court 18. The German pushed Halep extremely hard until suffering a knee injury at the beginning of the second set.. “Players are motivated when they get on court with me,” Halep acknowledged. “I was in that situation when I was younger and I was playing with the No. 1 in the world. You don't feel pressure, you don't feel anything that you have to lose. So you go there and just give your best. It's good that I have opponents playing at the highest level, because I stay motivated, focused, and I don't go relaxed on court.”