COMEBACK QUEEN: Simona Halep seemed certain to miss out on a 34th career final when she was down 1-4 in the third set, but rallied to take the next five games
Taipei Times
Date: Feb 17, 2019
By: Dave Carroll / Staff reporter, with AFP
Taiwanese sisters Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan on Friday kept their bid for a
Simona Halep returns to Elina Svitolina during their Qatar Open semi-final in Doha on Friday. Photo: AFP
second doubles title of the season on track at the Qatar Open with a victory in the semi-finals at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha.
The Taiwanese duo defeated Veronika Kudermetova of Russia and Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) in 1 hour, 27 minutes.
The sisters saved six of 10 break points and converted five of 13, edging past the conquerors of fellow Taiwanese Hsieh Su-wei by winning 72 of the 140 points contested to advance to their third final of the season, following their two final appearances in Australia last month — a loss in Adelaide and a victory in Hobart.
In the final the Chan sisters were due to face fourth seeds Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany and Demi Schuurs of the Netherlands, who defeated Ons Jabeur of Tunisia and Alison Riske of the US 6-2, 7-5 in Friday’s other semi-final. [FULL STORY]
