Simona Halep saved two match points to beat Jelena Jankovic and keep her dream run going at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. Serena Williams now has the longest winning streak of her career.
Simona Halep takes on Serena Williams and her 22-match winning streak, looking to become the first Romanian to reach the Rome final since Virginia Ruzici in 1981.
Jelena Jankovic upset Li Na in about as close a two-setter two players could play. Serena Williams matched her personal best winning streak - when were the other two 21-match winning streaks?
Petra Kvitova rallied to edge Sabine Lisicki while Serena Williams beat Laura Robson for some family revenge. Agnieszka Radwanska couldn't make it past a very tenacious Romanian, though.
Simona Halep was among those snapping up spots in the last 32 at the Sony Open Tennis on Friday. Also among the winners were Maria Sharapova and the WTA's match win leader for the year.
