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FARAG & ROSNER THROUGH TO THEIR FIRST QATAR CLASSIC FINAL

FARAG & ROSNER THROUGH TO THEIR FIRST QATAR CLASSIC FINAL

Adnan Hamdan

Germany's Simon Rosner and Egypt's Ali Farag will meet in what will be a first Qatar Classic final for both, after contrasting semi-final wins at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex.

Egypt's Ali Farag beat Tarek Momen 3-1 (11-9, 6-11, 11-6, 11-4) in the Qatar Classic semi-finals. 

Germany's Simon Rosner pulled off a stunning 3-0 (11-6, 11-3, 11-3) victory over Peruvian Diego Elias, who simply couldn't summon up the play that saw him beat three-time champion and world number one, Mohamed El Shorbagy, in the semi-finals. The first half of the first game was well contested, but thereafter it was Rosner all the way, as he wrapped up the win in half an hour. 

Farag edged a point-for-point first game, and although Momen levelled, the second seed was in charge for the next two games, gaining a measure of revenge and reaching his first Doha final in a touch over an hour.