British men’s No. 1 Jack Draper secured his place in the final of the Qatar Open with a typically hard-fought 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 win over Jiri Lehecka on Friday.
The 23-year-old will face world No. 10 Andrey Rublev in the final on Saturday after the Russian overcame Felix Auger-Aliassime in their semifinal matchup.
Lehecka, who stunned Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals to set up the clash with Draper, took the lead before Draper fought back in the second.
With the scores level after the second-set tiebreak, Draper rode his wave of momentum to overcome his Czech opponent after two hours and 21 minutes.
Victory over Rublev would secure the third ATP title of Draper’s career.
Source: espn.com