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Tennis-Resurgent Halep ousts Wozniacki to reach Dubai final

* Romanian recovers from a set down to win 12 of last 14 games * Halep will play Karolina Pliskova in Saturday's final * The Czech beat Spain's Garbiñe Muguruza in error-strewn match By Matt Smith DUBAI, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Simona Halep beat Caroline Wozniacki 2-6 6-1 6-1 in the semi-finals of the Dubai Championships on Friday as the indefatigable Romanian pounded her foe from the baseline. The Romanian top seed will be favourite to overcome Karolina Pliskova in Saturday's Aviation Club final after the Czech baseliner subdued Spaniard Garbine Muguruza 6-4 5-7 7-5 in the other semi. "Day by day, I've played better - I tried to be aggressive, I'm playing good tennis, I'm feeling relaxed," Halep said in a courtside interview. (Reporting by Matt Smith, editing by Pritha Sarkar)