NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
12:20 p.m.
Flavia Pennetta has reached her first Grand Slam final at age 33.
The Italian routed second-seeded Simona Halep 6-1, 6-3 at the U.S. Open on Friday. While Pennetta looked calm and moved freely, Halep, a decade her junior, seemed tense and drained.
The Romanian, who made last year’s French Open final, had 23 unforced errors to 10 winners.
Pennetta trailed 3-1 in the second set before winning 15 straight points to move within a game of victory. She broke Halep’s serve to clinch the win, burying her face in her hands in stunned joy after hitting her 23rd winner on match point.
The 26th-seeeded Pennetta faces Serena Williams or Roberta Vinci in Saturday’s final.
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