Ostapenko, Halep in final

Simona Halep is targeting the world No. 1 ranking in Saturday’s final but Latvian Jelena Ostapenko threatens to crash the Romanian’s party as a first-time Major champion will be crowned.

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Jelena Ostapenko 

Ostapenko became the first Latvian woman to reach the finals of the French Open after battling past Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky in the final four. The 20-year-old has come close to winning two titles this year, losing out in the semifinals at Auckland and the final at Charleston. 

Simona Halep

Simona Halep has made it to the quarterfinals in each of her four competitions after her third-round exit at Indian Wells in March. The world No. 4 is aiming to win her first Grand Slam after successfully defending her Madrid Open title.