Simona Halep is a player with a plan. A few of them in fact.

While lacking the power of some of the biggest names in the women's game, the wily Romanian has plotted her way through to the French Open final without dropping a set thanks to an ability to adapt to circumstances.

She displayed that handy knack again on Thursday when she beat Germany's Andrea Petkovic 6-2, 7-6 (4) after briefly running into a spot of bother in the second set.