(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Simona Halep will face Angelique Kerber in the final of the Qatar Total Open.
Halep beat Agnieszka Radwanska in the semifinals on Saturda
The No.2-seeded Radwanska looked headed for another routine victory early on, storming out to a 5-2 lead in the first set, but in one fell swoop the No.7-seeded Halep won eight games in a row to go up 75 30 and took total control of the match, never looking back en route to a 75 62 triump
Halep extended her winning streak against Top 10 players to five in a row - her last loss to a Top 10 player came against Serena Williams at Cincinnati last Augus
Also, her win over the World No.4 was the equal-best win of her career - she also defeated a No.4-ranked Radwanska at Rome last Ma
And there's more - this isn't Halep's first Premier-level final, but none of her other Premier-level finals had more than an $800,000 total prize purse - the Qatar Total Open offers $2,440,07
Awaiting Halep in the final is No.6 seed Angelique Kerber, who beat No.5 seed Jelena Jankovic in the first semifinal earlier in the day in a tight two-setter, 61 76(6
Halep beat Kerber in the pair's only previous meeting, though it was five years ago at an ITF Women's Circuit event and 7-5 in the third se
As an indication of how insignificant that meeting might be, Kerber was ranked No.95 at the time and Halep No.228 - they are now No.9 and No.10, respectively.
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