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MONTREAL -- A roar went up and Romanian flags waved when Simona Halep finished off the error-prone Madison Keys 7-6 (2), 6-3 in the Rogers Cup final. Halep claimed the title in Canada on her second try, one year after heat stroke forced her to retire from the final in Toronto.I like being here in Montreal at lot, said Halep, seeded fifth and set to jump to No. 3 in the world. With all the Romanians, I felt like at home. Many people were coming every day. It was an amazing atmosphere down there. The man that announced us on the court said two words in Romanian, so that motivated me a lot.Halep has three singles titles this year and 14 overall. She has won nine consecutive matches, including a victory at her home tournament two weeks ago. She called the Bucharest event a small tournament that nonetheless showed she was playing strong tennis.Halep later played in the doubles final, teaming with compatriot Monica Niculescu in a 6-3, 7-6 (5) loss to Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. Halep was attempting to become the first to sweep the titles at the Rogers Cup since Martina Hingis in 2000.Halep was not the only Romanian athlete in the spotlight of late. She arrived last week in time to take part in the 40th anniversary of the 1976 Montreal Olympics. The star guest was Nadia Comaneci, the Romanian who dazzled the Games with the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics history.When I arrived here first day, I went to that big event for her, Halep said. It motivated me a bit. It feels nice that 40 years later I won here in Montreal. Its a nice thing for Romanians. Im happy that I could do it.Halep outlasted the 10th-seeded Keys in a messy first set and dominated the second in a 1-hour, 16-minute hardcourt match in warm, sunny weather.Keys has the more powerful serve, but the 21-year-old struggled to get in her first attempts. That played to Haleps strength as a strong rallier and baseline player. Keys repeatedly ended rallies with shots into the net as Halep patiently kept the ball in play.I dont think I was serving as well, Keys said. I think it was just a matter of close points here or there.That was really the whole match. I was starting to press a little bit. There were some times when I maybe could have taken a step back and hit a safer ball. I was just going for some shots too early.Keys will climb to ninth in the world, matching her career best. 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Its going to be tough to beat him.He has more than one minute, but we are going to keep on fighting, so we will see what happens tomorrow.Alberto Contador, who has won the Vuelta three times, moved up into third place in the overall standings after finishing eighth, now above Esteban Chaves of Orica-Bike Exchange, who lost over three minutes.Andrew Talansky (Cannondale-Drapac) moved ahead of British rider Simon Yates into the top five. ' ' '