BEIJING: Simona Halep surged to No.1 in the world for the first time and into the final of the China Open as she beat Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-4.

The Romanian’s ousting of Spaniard Garbine Muguruza at the top of the women’s game will be officially confirmed next week when the latest rankings are released.

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