The second women's semi-final of the Kuwait Major also delivered a thrilling battle. Facing the young Martina Calvo and Claudia Fernández (seeded 4th), world number ones Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea had to fight until the third-set tiebreak to prevail 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(4). This hard-fought victory puts them back in the final after a four-tournament absence.