Halep's route to the title

4R: Simona Halep d. Elise Mertens 6-2 6-1

Halep beat the Belgian at her own aggressive, speedy game. “I want to be more aggressive, because tennis is like that now. I don't have that much power, but if I play fast I feel like I improve a little bit more in my game, and that's the plan,” she explained after her straight-sets victory. “It was a great match, and the way I played gives me confidence that I have done everything well to reach this stage. It's never easy to play against her. She's very aggressive. She wants to play fast, so I did the same thing. I was a bit stronger in the important moments. Those four games at the beginning were important, and after that I relax myself and I could play a little bit better.”