Halep though to quarters, Wozniacki ousted

Simona Halep returns the ball to Elise Mertens during their fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, Monday

Paris: World No.1 Simona Halep showed her full repertoire of strokes and sealed a quarterfinal berth by crushing Belgian Elise Mertens 6-2 6-1 in the women’s singles of the French Open here, Monday.

However, it was not a lucky day for World No.2 Caroline Wozniacki as she was sent packing by Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-7(5-7), 3-6.

Romanian Halep, twice a runner-up at Roland Garros, started slowly but once she found her groove, there was nothing the 16th seed could do to avoid a one-sided defeat. Halep will next meet former World No.1 Angelique Kerber who doused local hopes with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia.

“It was not that easy, she is a tough opponent,” said Halep, who is chasing her maiden Grand Slam title. “I was a bit nervous at the start of the match but I played my best match here at Roland Garros.”

Kasatkina, the 14th seed, had played beautifully to lead 7-6, 3-3 Sunday when play was called off. When play resumed Monday, she quickly hammered Wozniacki out of the competition winning three games in a row.

At a glance

Simona Halep bt Elise Mertens 6-2 6-1

Daria Kasatkina bt Caroline Wozniacki 7-6(7-5), 6-3

Angelique Kerber bt Caroline Garcia 6-2, 6-3

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