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Saturday, April 28, 2018

2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix April 22-29,2018 - CoCo Vandeweghe stuns Simona Halep to advance to Stuttgart SF's Friday April 27,2018

American CoCo Vandeweghe shocked world number one Simona Halep 6-4 6-1 on Friday April 27,2018to move into the semi-finals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart.

Vandeweghe fired five aces and 19 winners to exert her dominance in the claycourt event despite previously stating her dislike for the surface.

U.S. Open semi-finalist Vandeweghe raced to a 5-4 lead in the opening set on the back of her strong service game. The 26-year-old then sealed a decisive break to clinch the first set and gain the upper hand in the contest.

Despite stepping up her attack, Romania’s Halep struggled to find a way past her opponent who cruised through the second set to reach the last four of a claycourt event for the first time.

Vandeweghe next takes on sixth seed Caroline Garcia who later overcame Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2.

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