World No.1 Simona Halep has set up a heavyweight Australian Open semi-final with a straight-sets win over Karolina Pliskova.
The Romanian will take on former world No.1 and 2016 champion Angelique Kerber in the final four on Thursday after routing Pliskova 6-3 6-2 on Wednesday.
Halep had a slow start against Czech world No.6 and trailed 3-0 before reeling off nine straight games to take command.
