by contrast, elena svitolina breezed through her semi in straight sets.ainian was bright and sharp but simona halep played as if her kitbag was still on her back. astonishingly, the world number one converted only 1596 the world number one converted only 15% of our first serves in two points, while elena svitolina was ruthless. by the time she wrapped it up ruthless. by the time she wrapped it up many of the spectators were still getting settled. probably wondering if the match would last an hour. simona halep sorter timeout and time to regroup. in last year ‘s french open final she managed to come from a set and 5—1 to beat elena svitolina. the romanian did improve in the second set but could not have been much worse. although simona halep held serve to try and 5—4, simona halep served out to retain her italian open ground. that's 12 career titles and the next test is to break through to grand slam. the french open starts in a week. elena svitolina could hardly be in a better place to build on what has already been a stunning year. to an emotional night