Simona Halep won five games in a row in the deciding set against Elina Svitolina in Doha to reach the final of the Qatar Open in Doha.

Down 1-4 in the third set,  Halep came back to win 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 victory over the Ukrainian Svitolina.

She will play Belgium’s Elise Mertens in Saturday’s final. Merterns beat Angelique Kerber 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 in the other semi final.

Halep described her comeback win as “unbelievable”. “I didn’t give up, I promised myself I would never give up against her again because I lost two matches very bad,” said Halep.

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev won his fourth career title on Sunday by beating Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics 6-4, 6-3 in the Sofia Open final. This is Medvedev’s fourth title since the start of 2018.

Medvedev lost to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open in 4 sets in the fourth round.  With the way Medvedv is playing, expect him to be in the  top 10 in the near future.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the Open Sud de France title a with a 6-4 6-2 victory over Pierre-Hugues Herbert.  It is Tsonga’s first ATP title October since 2017.