Top seed Simona Halep overcame Spaniard Garbine Muguruza 6-3 4-6 6-4 on Sunday to reach the Italian Open final and stay on course for her third straight WTA title.
World number two Simona Halep stands out as the clear favourite to win this year's rescheduled French Open, bucking a recent trend of wide open women's singles draws at Grand Slams.