Halep is trying to prepare in the best way for Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam, which she won in 2019.
And she will meet in the last four with the Brazilian Beatrice Haddad Maya (32), the champion of the Nottingham tournament last week, who defeated Italian Camila Jorge (26) 6-3, 6-2.
This is Halep’s first participation in a grasscourt tournament since she was crowned Wimbledon in 2019 at the expense of Serena Williams in the final, and on Friday she won her tenth successive victory on this ground.
In the other semi-finals, the other Romanian Sorana Cristea (36th in the world) will meet with Chinese Shuai Zhang (54), after the first beat the Croatian Donna Vekic (92) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 and the second over Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska (79). ) 7-5, 6-4.
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