TORONTO • Two-time champion Simona Halep of Romania advanced to the National Bank Open’s final, beating Jessica Pegula of the United States 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday.

Halep will face Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia, 6-4, 7-6 (7) winner over 14th-seeded Karolina Pliskova in the night semifinal.

“The fire is back,” Halep said about smashing a racquet in the third set. “It looks like I’m fighting. It helps me sometimes. I don’t know if it’s always good or not, but it helps me.”