Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Wozniacki cruises
Caroline Wozniacki cruised into the Rogers Cup final with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Sloane Stephens on Saturday in Toronto. Wozniacki, the No. 6 seed from Denmark, will play either defending champion and second seed Simona Halep of Romania or fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in today’s final. Halep and Svitolina were scheduled to play Saturday night after winning rain-delayed quarterfinal matches in the morning. Wet weather hampered the proceedings at the WTA Tour Premier 5 event for a second consecutive day. The afternoon semifinal was briefly delayed in the second set. Wozniacki knocked off top-ranked Karolina Pliskova on Friday just over five hours after they started warmups. They had to wait out four rain delays and spent nearly three hours on court. Stephens, who is trying to regain her form after missing almost a year due to a foot injury, showed flashes of her impressive power game. But she had 41 unforced errors, compared to 11 for Wozniacki.