Halep d. Kerber

Halep beat Kerber 6-3, 4-6, 9-7 in the semifinals at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Halep won 116 of 219 points (53%). Halep hit 6 aces to 0 and won 67% of points behind the first serve (42/63) against 52% for Kerber. Halep converted 9 of 22 break points and saved 0 of 7 faced; Kerber converted 7 of 7. The match was played on hard in Australia.