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Rogers Cup: Halep beats Pavlyuchenkova and Venus on the same day
Updated On: 11 August, 2018 10:00 AM IST | Montereal | AFP
Top seed Simona Halep took no prisoners against Venus Williams, smashing past the American 6-2, 6-2 in just 71 minutes to reach the quarter-finals
Romania's Simona Halep celebrates her win over Venus Williams in the pre-quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup on Thursday. Pic/AFP
World No. 1 Simona Halep crushed seven time Grand Slam-winner Venus Williams in straight sets on Thursday at the WTA Montreal event just hours after a delivering a marathon three-hour victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Top seed Halep took no prisoners against Williams, blitzing the American 6-2, 6-2 in just 71 minutes to reach the quarter-finals. Halep's match against Pavlyuchenkova was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but rains forced organisers to postpone it until Thursday morning.
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