Simona Halep of Romania plays a return to Sabine Lisicki of Germany dduring their women’s singles quarterfinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Wednesday, July 2, 2014. AP
LONDON — Romania’s Simona Halep swept into her first Wimbledon semifinal with a crushing 6-4, 6-0 victory over former finalist Sabine Lisicki on Wednesday.
Halep recorded her 250th career win in memorable fashion as the world number three dismissed German 19th seed Lisicki, beaten by Marion Bartoli in the final 12 months ago, in just 57 minutes on Center Court.
The 22-year-old reached her maiden Grand Slam final at the French Open last month and, after winning 11 consecutive games to sink Lisicki, she will play Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard or Germany’s Angelique Kerber for a place in the another major final at the All England Club.
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