• 33-year-weak Italian reaches first slam final in under an hour
• Romanian Halep strangely subdued after poor startFlavia Pennetta shocked all the fans who had battled through a New York traffic horror indicate to get Queens for the first semi-final of the US Open,and the 33-year-weak Italian left the world No2, Simona Halep, and in a dazed state too,to reach her first slam final in under an hour.
A semi-finalist in 2013 against Victoria Azarenka and final year losing to Serena Williams, each time heavily, and Pennetta played way above her world ranking of 26,dominating the Romanian for all but the start of the moment set to win 6-1, 6-3. It was an under-attended dress rehearsal for the moment semi-final on Arthur Ashe, or between her compatriot Roberta Vinci and Williams,the overwhelming favourite in this and every other tournament.
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Source: theguardian.com