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Tennis: Simona Halep powers to world No. 1, as she enters Beijing final

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/10/07/tennis-beijing-women.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Simona Halep of Romania is the latest player to take the hot seat at the top of the women&#x27;s game this year with Serena Williams becoming a mother. Jason Lee, Reuters</figcaption></figure></div>Simona Halep surged to No. 1 in the world for the first time and into the final of the China Open as she beat Latvia&#x27;s Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-4.The Romanian&#x27;s ousting of Spaniard Garbine Muguruza at the top of the women&#x27;s game will be officially confirmed next week when the latest rankings are released.For Halep, who went into the semifinal on Beijing&#x27;s outdoor hard courts as world No. 2, victory was revenge after Ostapenko won their duel in the French Open final earlier this year.The 26-year-old Halep, who is yet to taste Grand Slam success, will face either Caroline Garcia of France or Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in Sunday&#x27;s final in the Chinese capital.She was always in control against the world No. 8 Ostapenko and put herself on the way to victory when she broke the talented 20-year-old in the first game of the first set.Halep, the latest player to take the hot seat at the top of the women&#x27;s game this year with Serena Williams becoming a mother, saw off former number one Maria Sharapova earlier this week in Beijing.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Halep surged to No. 1 in the world for the first time and into the final of the China Open as she beat Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-4.

Halep surged to No. 1 in the world for the first time and into the final of the China Open as she beat Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-4.