DOHA (Qatar) – AFP: Simona Halep confirmed her status as the WTA's tour's rising star on Sunday as she collected the biggest prize of her career with an impressive 6-2, 6-3 victory over Angelique Kerber in the Qatar Open.
The 22-year-old seventh seed Romanian - who was winning her third WTA title - eased to victory over the 26-year-old sixth seeded German, to add her to other impressive conquests this week the second and fourth seeds, Agnieszka Radwanska and Sara Errani.
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