Italian Open: Simona Halep beats injured Karolina Pliskova in Rome final
Simona Halep has won her first Rome title after losing the 2017 and 2018 finals Top seed Simona Halep warmed up for next week’s French Open by winning her first Italian Open title after opponent Karolina Pliskova retired injured. Romania’s Halep led 6-0 2-1 against the Czech second seed, whose movement seemed to be hampered from the start. After a 20-minute first set, Pliskova had treatment but could not continue. Halep, who won the French Open title in 2018, has won 14 matches in a row either side of the enforced break because of the coronavirus pandemic. The rearranged French...
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