Simona Halep still to drop a set at Australian Open after dismissing Elise Mertens in fourth round

Simona Halep has battled into the Australian Open quarter-finals for a fourth time with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Elise Mertens.
The Romanian has still yet to lose a set at this year’s tournament, as she looks to go one better than her best previous performance in Melbourne, which was runner-up to Caroline Wozniacki in 2018.
Mertens fought hard to recover early deficits in both sets but Wimbledon champion Halep, the runner-up here two years ago, held firm to record a straight-sets victory.
“It’s a great performance by myself to play again a quarter-final,” Halep said. “I’m really happy to go through.
“I knew I had to stay focused today. I was a little nervous at 4-3 but was strong enough to finish.”
Halep has pledged to donate A$200 to bushfire relief every time she gives her Australian coach Darren Cahill a hard time.
There will be a bit more to add to that pot after this match, but she admits she doesn’t yet have any idea of the total.
“Darren is counting the looks,” she said. “Was I worse than the last match? Yes. But it’s for a good cause.
“He said he would tell me the total at the end of the tournament.”
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