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Aug. 4, 2017 / 11:39 PM

Heat forces top-seeded Simona Halep to retire at Citi Open

Simona Halep suffered heat exhaustion at the Citi Open. Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI

Simona Halep suffered heat exhaustion at the Citi Open. Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo

Top-seeded Simona Halep was forced to retire due to heat exhaustion while losing her quarterfinal match against Ekaterina Makarova at the Citi Open on Friday at Washington.

On-court temperatures reportedly soared up to 116 degrees and Halep withdrew after losing the first game of the final set, giving Makarova a 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 victory that pushed the Russian into Saturday's semifinals.

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Halep rolled through the opening set before the seventh-seeded Makarova recovered to win the second set. Halep was notably sluggish in the later stages and called for a tournament doctor during the changeover.

Makarova rolled through the opening game of the third set and the Romanian decided she could no longer continue.

In another quarterfinal, fourth-seeded Julia Goerges of Germany posted a 6-3, 6-4 win over sixth-seeded Monica Niculescu of Romania.

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