Qatar Open: Simona Halep into semi-finals, Angelique Kerber also through
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Simona Halep won the Qatar Open title in 2014
Top seed Simona Halep will play Elina Svitolina in the Qatar Open semi-finals after battling past Germany's Julia Gorges in straight sets.
Romanian world number three Halep beat Gorges 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (8-6) while Ukrainian fourth seed Svitolina, the world number eight, brushed aside Czech qualifier Karolina Muchova 6-4 6-2.
Elsewhere, Angelique Kerber beat Czech Barbora Strycova 1-6 6-2 7-6 (7-4).
The German will play Elise Mertens next after the Belgian beat Kiki Bertens.
Three-time Grand Slam champion Kerber - who will play in her first semi-final since winning Wimbledon in July - said: "We have played so many times against each other.
"You never know what to expect, if she is playing serve and volley or just moving, playing fast.
"It was a really close match, and I think just one, two points decide the match."