Halep reaches Italian Open semifinals after Putintseva retires - Sportsnet.ca

The 30th-ranked Putintseva was coming off two long three-set matches, having upset eighth-seeded Petra Martic and 10th-seeded Elena Rybakina. Entering the match, she had been on court for 7 hours, 22 minutes — far more than Halep, who had a bye in the opening round and won her next two matches in straight sets.

Putintseva also reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals in her previous tournament, while Halep decided to skip the event in New York due to coronavirus travel concerns.Halep, who lost two straight finals in Rome to Elina Svitolina in 2017 and 2018, will need to beat two-time Grand Slam winner Garbine Muguruza or U.S. Open runner-up Victoria Azarenka to return to the final.

Later, top-ranked Novak Djokovic and nine-time Rome champion Rafael Nadal play their men’s quarterfinals. Djokovic faces German qualifier Dominik Koepfer while Nadal looks to stretch his career record against Diego Schwartzman to 10-0. The tournament, rescheduled from May due to the pandemic, has so far been played without fans. But Italy’s sports minister said Friday that 1,000 spectators will be allowed in for the semifinals and finals.

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