Stephens into Charleston final after Kerber withdraws
The American seventh seed will play either Italian fifth seed Sara Errani or Russian qualifier Elena Vesnina in Sunday's final.Halep - Stephens: French Open 2018 final
Update:
American seventh seed Sloane Stephens reached the final of the Charleston clay court tournament on Saturday when Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber was forced to quit their semi-final.
Top seed Kerber of Germany was understood to be suffering a viral illness before retiring at 6-1, 3-0 down.
Stephens, with titles in Auckland and Acapulco already in 2016, will face either Italian fifth seed Sara Errani or Russian qualifier Elena Vesnina in Sunday's final.
"I wish Angie a speedy recovery, she's a great girl -- I'm happy to be in the final though," said Stephens.