TORONTO — Second seeded Romanian Simona Halep sleepwalked through the first set before producing a remarkable transformation to claim a semi-final berth with a 0-6 6-3 6-1 comeback win over defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska at the Rogers Cup on Friday.
After dropping the first seven games, Halep slowly found rhythm and at 3-3 in the second set shifted into high gear.
Looking like a completely different player to the one who was so unimpressive in the first set, she stormed through the next eight games to level the match and pull ahead 5-0 in the third before Radwanska could stop the slide, if only for one game as the sixth seed was sent packing.