Amazing comeback from Halep being 1-4 and break points down in the final set vs Svitolina. She managed to make a comeback and win 5 games in a row to take the match 6-4. Halep's mental toughness seems to have improved a lot as she's been playing a lot more attacking tennis when she's under pressure. Trusting her shots a lot more than before. Usually, she'd go into her defensive more like we've seen in the previous French Open and other finals. She has developed her game to the next level and is looking to take her world no.1 spot back. Next match is Kerber vs Mertens..which will be interesting as well. All the technically defensive styled players have made it through in Doha. Impressive feat on a pretty fast hard court.
Mertens takes the match on the other bracket overpowering Kerber, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. If I'm not mistaken, Mertens is unseeded so this is a big upset, specially taking out the number 1 seed in Kerber. She also won the last 5 game points so its going to be interesting finals match. Will Mertens continue her giant killing or will Halep get back the number 1 spot from Kerber? I'm not familiar with Mertens though, so I don't know how the final game with be played stylistically.
