Wozniacki outlasts Halep to reach Stuttgart final
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Stuttgart, Germany (SportsNetwork.com) - Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the Porsche Grand Prix final with a 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 win over second-seeded Simona Halep on Saturday.
After squandering a 5-4 lead in the second set, the fourth-seeded Wozniacki won four games in a row in the third set to go up 5-1.
Halep fought off three match points and broke Wozniacki's serve, but Wozniacki broke back in the next game to prevail after nearly three hours.
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Wozniacki will be playing in her first clay-court final since 2011. She was the Stuttgart runner-up that same year.
Despite the loss, Halep will move past Maria Sharapova to No. 2 in the world rankings on Monday.
Germany's Angelique Kerber beat Madison Brengle 6-3, 6-1 in the other semifinal. Kerber won the Family Circle Cup earlier this month.
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The Stuttgart champ will earn $108,000 and a new Porsche 911 Carrera sports car.