Ekaterina Makarova routs Simona Halep to reach semi-finals

ByReuters

Updated 27/01/2015 at 06:57 GMT

Ekaterina Makarova continued her impressive rise as a grand slam contender by dismantling listless third seed Simona Halep 6-4 6-0 to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open.

Hlts Pliskova vs. Makarova

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The 10th-seeded Russian, who made her maiden grand slam semi-final at the US Open last year, leaped on Romanian Halep's serve, breaking her twice in the first set and three times in the second to roar to a 5-0 lead.

A shell-shocked Halep was utterly overwhelmed and meekly surrendered the match by crunching a backhand wide of the tramlines after 69 minutes.

Makarova will play Maria Sharapova for a place in the final after the second seed comfortably beat 20-year-old Eugenie Bouchard 6-3 6-2.

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