article_snippet.sent: Doherty, who won the title in 1997, won four of the final five frames of the morning session after trailing 3-1 at one stage against 29-year-old Evans, a single mum from Dudley who is bidding to become the first woman to appear in the main stages of the world finals at The Crucible.
article_snippet.sent: Ken Doherty 5-4 at the interval of Reanne Evans World Championship qualifier .
article_snippet.sent: The first frame went according to the form book with Former world champion Ken Doherty winning 71-15 as Reanne Evans made a nervy start.
article_snippet.sent: Doherty, 45, had admitted before the match Former world champion Ken Doherty felt extra pressure facing a woman.
article_snippet.sent: Former world champion Ken Doherty leads the 29-year-old Evans for the first time since taking the opening frame .
article_snippet.sent: But Former world champion Ken Doherty took the eighth with another break of 64 and then went 5-4 in front, the first time Former world champion Ken Doherty'd led the match since the opening frame.
highlights_snippet.sent: But Ken Doherty fought back and leads 5-4 at the midway point .
  