Swiatek beats Halep to reach Indian Wells final

Poland's Iga Swiatek rallied from a break down in each set to beat Romania's Simona Halep 7-6 (6), 6-4 on Friday night and reach the final of the BNP Paribas Open.

Swiatek saved two set points in the first-set tiebreaker when she overcame deficits of 3-1 and 5-3. She won the the final four points, with Halep committing errors on three of those points, before Swiatek cracked a forehand winner off Halep's second serve. Halep received a racket abuse warning for smashing her racket on the court.

Swiatek took a 2-1 lead in the second set that featured five service breaks. Halep took a medical timeout and had a trainer wrap her upper left thigh.

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