MONTREAL - Romania's Simona Halep rallied for a 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova on Friday to set up a semi-final showdown with Angelique Kerber at the WTA Montreal tournament. "It's going to be tough," Kerber said. While Kerber encountered little resistance against Russia's Kasatinka she said Halep wold be another matter. "All I can say is that I'm very happy I could win against her, because we always have tough matches." Once Halep shook off some early nerves, she was able to pressure the Russian veteran's serve and was rewarded when Kuznetsova surrendered an early break in the second set with a double fault.

Source: Bangkok Post July 29, 2016 21:11 UTC