Halep, the world number one from Romania, continued his good form in the new season, beating compatriot Begu 6- 1, 6-4.
The 26-year-old Halep undoubtedly performed better in the first set, scoring 76% in serving without any break points.
In the third and fourth sets of the second set, they broke each other, but in the seventh set, Halep scored four points in a row, leading 4-3. In the next match, Begu, ranked 43rd in the world, had two break opportunities to recover the score, but Halep saved them. Interestingly, they also entered the doubles final together.
In the end, Halep hit a strong backhand at the second match point of the tenth game in the second set, which sealed the victory. Halep not only maintained a total victory over Begu, but also remained unbeaten in the Romanian derby for seven years.
"The game was very hard, and I knew she was excellent. She proved it with the performance of the second set. I'm proud to win and I'm glad to be in the final. I like playing here, and tomorrow will be a bigger challenge. " Halep 20 15 won the Shenzhen open championship, and there is 15 champion under his name.
Defending champion SINIAKOVA of the Czech Republic met a magical opponent today. In the end, it took her about two hours to beat the former world number one Russian star Sharapova 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.
The game started in a warm atmosphere, and the two sides played very close and took the lead alternately.
In the first set, SINIAKOVA, ranked 47th in the world, started very strongly, but Shawa's serve was not stable enough. The 30-year-old Russian's success rate was only 55%, and the third and seventh games were broken.
The situation changed suddenly in the second set, and Shawa bottomed out. In the second set, she grabbed her sixth break point and scored backhand, leading 2-0. With the support of the audience, the second set of Shawa did not face any break points and ushered in the deciding set.
There was no break point in the first five games of the third game, but in the sixth game, SINIAKOVA took the lead to break the balance and get a break, leading 4-2.
Shawa saved two match points in the eighth game and the third match point in the ninth game. But in the final score, SINIAKOVA, 2 1 year-old, didn't give up even though she slipped twice, and quickly reset, forcing Shawa to make mistakes and win the game hard.
"I can't describe how happy I am now, especially winning the last point. I think you are excited to see me, too. The game is too difficult. I fight for every point and never give up. The game itself speaks for itself. " SINIAKOVA said. Last year, she won the first championship in her career in Shenzhen, and then in basta in July.
At 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, the Czechs and Halep will compete for the championship in the central stadium. This is their second meeting. They met in the second round last year, and SINIAKOVA won.