Simona Halep sent out a warning at the Australian Open on Wednesday, powering into the semi-finals in 53 minutes with a 6-1, 6-1 destruction of Estonia's Anett Kontaveit.

Halep destroys Kontaveit to reach Australian Open semi final

Simona Halep said that winning her first Wimbledon title this year meant "everything", but she was determined to have a better Asian swing than in past years after an emphatic start to her Wuhan campaign on Tuesday.

Wimbledon champion Simona Halep targets strong finish in Asia

Three-time French Open champion and former world no. 1 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario analyses the contenders in the men's and women's draws ahead of the year's second grand slam. She thinks Rafael Nadal remains the firm favourite for a twelfth title, and considers defending women's champion Simona Halep as her own biggest threat.

WION Sports: Arantxa Sanchez picks her French Open favourites

The women's tennis season concludes at the WTA Finals in Singapore next week and, like a majority of tournaments during the 2018 campaign, picking a winner from a wide-open field seems a near impossible task.

Caroline Wozniacki seeks repeat at wide-open WTA Finals

World number one Simona Halep and fifth seed Karolina Pliskova eased through their WTA Indian Wells

Tennis: Halep, Pliskova advance, Muguruza suffers shock defeat

It would be an interesting battle for the title between Wozniacki, Kerber, and Halep for the Women’s singles.

Opinion: Australian Open dazzles because of Wozniacki, Kerber and Halep

Giantkillers Chung Hyeon and Tennys Sandgren face off in a last-eight showdown no one expected on Rod Laver Arena

Australian Open: Chung Hyeon, Tennys Sandgren, Federer, Halep, Pliskova Berdych target semis

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