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Pliskova celebrates after defeating Italy’s Camila Giorgi during
their women’s singles match on day six of the Australian Open
tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 19, 2019.William WEST /
AFP
Defending champion Karolina Pliskova eased into the
final of the WTA Italian Open on Sunday to set up a meeting with
top seed Simona Halep of Romania.
Pliskova, the second seed, beat fellow Czech Marketa Vondrousova
6-2, 6-4 in the semi-finals of the final warm-up tournament on clay
before the French Open.
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Top seed Halep battled to conquer Spanish ninth seed Garbine
Muguruza 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in their earlier semi-final at the Foro
Italico.
World number two Halep is seeking her first Rome title after
finishing runner-up in 2017 and 2018.
AFP
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