Halep returns to top 10 in rankings after winning title in Toronto
Halep, who has won two Grand Slam titles -- French Open 2018 and Wimbledon 2019, was placed No.27 till the week of February 28.
Halep, who has won two Grand Slam titles -- French Open 2018 and Wimbledon 2019, was placed No.27 till the week of February 28.
Williams needs one more Grand Slam singles victory to equal Australian Margaret Court's all-time record of 24.
The fast-rising tennis star, who turns 21 on Sunday, has already become Japan's first Grand Slam singles champion.
The rising star become only the second Asian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title with last month's stunning win over Serena Williams.
"I don't like the word 'cool' because then I feel like when someone meets me, they'll be disappointed or something," Osaka told reporters in Beijing.
Wozniacki's next opponent will be Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko, world number 42, who beat Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck 6-3, 6-2.
The US great counts six US Open victories among her 23 Slams and with one more would match Australian Margaret Court's record for most major singles titles.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion was stunned 6-1, 6-0 by Britain's Johanna Konta on July 31 in San Jose, California.
"I'm feeling pretty good tonight. It's never easy, no matter what the scoreline says," Williams said.
Kasatkina, 21, managed just three winners in the match.