Halep crashes, Sharapova in semis at WTA Finals
- 9 years ago
Agnieszka Radwanska sent top seed Simona Halep crashing out of the WTA Finals on Thursday with a 7-6 , 6-1 win which also put a resurgent Maria Sharapova into the semi-finals.
But despite her 500th career victory, Poland's Radwanska now faces an anxious wait as she needs the Russian to beat Italy's Flavia Pennetta in straight sets later if she is to enter the semis.
There are no such complex round-robin calculations left for Halep, whose campaign was ended by Radwanska's defensive skills and experience accumulated over seven appearances at the season finale.
Long rallies led to a tie-break that Halep looked set to wrap up at 5-1 until Radwanska, seeded fifth, made spectacular saves at the net and went on to clinch it 7-5.
Williams, who won a hat-trick at the WTA Finals last year, opted to skip Singapore to rest after losing at the US Open, leaving the field wide open.
But despite her 500th career victory, Poland's Radwanska now faces an anxious wait as she needs the Russian to beat Italy's Flavia Pennetta in straight sets later if she is to enter the semis.
There are no such complex round-robin calculations left for Halep, whose campaign was ended by Radwanska's defensive skills and experience accumulated over seven appearances at the season finale.
Long rallies led to a tie-break that Halep looked set to wrap up at 5-1 until Radwanska, seeded fifth, made spectacular saves at the net and went on to clinch it 7-5.
Williams, who won a hat-trick at the WTA Finals last year, opted to skip Singapore to rest after losing at the US Open, leaving the field wide open.