Simona Halep won nine games in a row to breeze past Karolina Pliskova and set up a mouthwatering Australian Open semi-final against former champion Angelique Kerber. World No 1 Halep has had a rollercoaster ride in Melbourne, suffering an ankle injury in the first round and then surviving three match points before beating Lauren Davis 15-13 in the deciding set. But since then Halep has barely put a foot wrong and, after being overpowered by sixth seed Pliskova in the first three games, she turned the tables to claim a 6-3 6-2 victory. This is Halep's best run in Melbourne, and the 26-year-old said: 'It's really nice to be in the semis. Then I started to open the court and play my style.

Source: Daily Mail January 24, 2018 06:17 UTC