Bencic wins nine of last 11 games to beat Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in Dubai

Bencic, who saved six match points in the previous round against Aryna Sabalenka, failed to capitalize on an early break in the first set but Halep continued to struggle with her serve and was broken seven times in total. Bencic broke for a 5-4 lead in the second and then raced out to a 3-0 lead in the decider, having won six games in a row.

Halep, who was playing her ninth match in 13 days after reaching the final in Qatar last week, got one break back but Bencic broke again for a 5-2 lead before converting her third match point.

Bencic wins nine of last 11 games to beat Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in Dubai

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