 Simona Halep and Gabin Mulgaruta is the first semi-final of Rome in 2020. Both players have had a different road to the semi-final. Halep, the number one seed, got to buy in the first round. In the second round, she had to play local hope, Polini, getting through that match 6-3-6-4. In the third round, a tough young player, Jastremska, but it was no trouble for Halep getting through that match 7-5-6-4. And in a quarter-final against Puttenseva, Halep got a little bit lucky. After winning the first set 6-2, her opponent pulled out with a back injury 2-love in the second. The number nine seed Mulgaruta, however, has had a tough road to the semi-finals. In the first round, she had to battle against Sloane Stevens, the former French Open finalist, getting through that match 6-3-6-3. Her second round was against Coco Gough. It was a tough three set up, but eventually she got through. 7-6-3-6-6-3. In the third round, she came up against number seven seed Joe Conta, and this was her most impressive match of the week so far, getting through 6-4-6-1. Then in the quarter-finals, she had to face Victoria Azarenka. We all know that Azarenka's had a great couple of weeks, and after losing the first set, Mulgaruta came back to win in three. 3-6-6-3-6-4. The head-to-head between these two is 2-4 in favor of Mulgaruta. And with both players having a French Open title under their belt in their careers, this is going to be a blockbuster. Halep hasn't lost a match since the Australian Open at the start of the year. She's won Dubai and Prague back to back with that six month layover in between. And she's been super impressive this week without dropping a set. However, Mulgaruta beating one of the most informed players in Azarenka makes her one of the favorites into the French Open. I think Halep is going to lose her first set this week against Mulgaruta, but I'm going to say Halep wins this one in three and advances to the final. Let me know down in the comments below what you think is going to happen in this one, and who do you think is going to win.