In a topsy-turvy encounter both players held match points before Halep finally clinched victory on her fourth attempt after a thrilling 69-minute final
set.
She will meet Caroline Wozniacki in the final with both players searching for their maiden Grand Slam title.
Halep raced out of the blocks Maxx
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and despite conceding the next three, she was able to secure the opening set.
The Romaninan opened up a 3-1 lead in the second set, but Kerber again fought back to get the set on level terms at 3-3.
Kerber gradually got on top and won a series of clutch points to break Halep and send the match into a decider.
She broke again to open the third set, but Halep immediately hit back and then broke again for a 5-3 lead.
But Kerber again responded, breaking back after a stunning backhand winner following an amazing 26-shot rally.
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eventually held to put the pressure back on Halep.
Halep wilted and surrendered her serve and it looked all over when Kerber brought up two match points on her serve.
However Halep wasn’t ready to give up, saving both with some big hitting and then breaking to extend the match.
Halep spurned another match point on Kerber’s serve but didn’t miss on her fourth attempt with a Kerber backhand sailing long to send the Romanian into the
final.(Agencies)
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal lost his first match of the year 6-4, 7-5 to Richard Gasquet at the Kooyong Classic on Tuesday, but said he was happy after his
troublesome knee held up “fine.”
Nadal’s knee injury hampered the end of his 2017 season and forced him to skip last week’s Brisbane International, but he was able to give it a workout at
the non-tour event in Melbourne.
Though he lost in straight sets Ronnie
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the start of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday.
“I’m very happy to be back in Australia,” he said. “I had a heavy year in 2017 and I started my preparation later than usual. But I’ve arrived in plenty
of time. It’s great to get the feeling once again of playing a match. This was a
good test for me after some good training, that’s the most important thing.”
The 16-time grand slam winner was far from his best in the exhibition encounter against a player he has beaten 15-0 on the ATP Tour in a rivalry
dating back to junior days.
Nadal, 31, heads the entry list for the Australian Open and said he will be ready to front up for the first round.
“The knee is fine Nico
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“I’m here. If I was not feeling good I would not be here, so that’s good news.
I’ll train hard over the next few days for the Australian Open, I will be
ready.”
Nadal is not playing any more matches at Kooyong, but he is also scheduled to turn out for a Tie Break Tens tournament at Melbourne Park on Thursday.
Gasquet, who missed Kooyong last year through illness and injury Tim
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Spaniard.
“It’s always a pleasure to play Rafa — I hope to beat him one day on the ATP before retiring. He’s a friend of mine and it’s great to play him,” he said.
“I’m happy with how I’m playing after a test against Rafa, who along with Federer is the best in history.”
Gasquet took the opening set, relying on a single break for 5-4 before serving it out against an opponent still trying to shake off the rust of
inactivity. The Frenchman found himself in more of a battle in the second set
despite going up a double break for 3-0.
The deficit barely bothered Nadal, who showed some of his classic form in closing the gap to 3-3.Gasquet forced Nadal to save break points throughout as
the pair stayed level-pegging. But the Frenchman finally broke for 6-5 and
claimed victory with a smash winner on his first match point a game later.
Separately Chris Wormley Youth Jersey , Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta defeated Belgian world
No. 7 David Goffin 1-6, 7-6 (74), 6-3. In the women’s competition, Germany’s
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" France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga celebrates after winning the first reverse singles match against Serbia's Dusan Lajovic during their Davis Cup semifinal in
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga clinched a Davis Cup semifinal victory for France against Serbia by defeating Dusan Lajovic 2-6,
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France reached an unassailable 3-1 lead and will face either Belgium or 28-time champion Australia in the final. That clash in Brussels was 2-2 after
home favorite David Gofin beat Australia's Nick Kyrgios 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
in the first reverse singles. Steve Darcis was taking on John Millman in the
crucial last clash.
France avenged its loss to Serbia in the 2010 final and qualified for its first final since losing to Switzerland in the title match three years ago. The
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France won the last of its nine titles in 2001 against the Australians.
""I'm relieved and happy,"" said France captain Yannick Noah. ""To win the Davis Cup is something extraordinary. Hopefully I will be able to win it with
theses lads.""
Noah already captained France to the 1991 and 1996 Davis Cup titles. As a player, he also won the French Open in 1983.
The French did a lap of honor after Tsonga won the decisive point against a depleted Serbian team which gave a tough challenge to the hosts.
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