Two Romanians, Simona Halep and Alexandra Dulgheru, will meet on the tennis court in Rome, on Friday, to play for a place in the tournament’s semifinals.

Romanian tennis star Simona Halep, second in the WTA ranking, qualified to the quarterfinals after a two-set victory against American Venus Williams, Serena Williams’ sister. Halep lost only three games to Wiliams, ending the match 6-2, 6-1.

In the quarterfinals she will play against another Romanian, Alexandra Dulgheru, who continued her amazing run in Rome with a victory against Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova. Dulgheru, currently ranked 72 WTA, won the match in two sets, 6-4, 6-3.

She’s back into shape and might get back to Top 50 if she manages to beat Halep and reach the semifinals. Dulgheru’s best year was 2010, when she ended the year on 29.

Romanian Irina Begu also plays for a place in the quarterfinals in Rome.

Romanians Halep, Begu and Dulgheru play for Rome quarterfinals

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