Halep reaches last eight and ends US presence
Credit: Reuters/Jean-Paul Pelissier
1 of 3. Simona Halep of Romania reacts during her women's singles match against Sloane Stephens of the U.S. at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris June 2, 2014.
Stephens made too many unforced errors as Halep, the fourth seed, won through to set up a clash with either 27th seeded former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia or Czech 23rd seed Lucie Safarova.
With Romanian tennis great Ilie Nastase watching from the stands, Halep worked the angles to unsettle Stephens, who struggled behind her serve throughout.
Halep, who made her only previous grand slam quarter-final appearance at this year's Australian Open, prevailed on the first match point when Stephens, the last American in the women's singles, sent a forehand long.
(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Alan Baldwin)
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