Jelena Ostapenko defeats Garbine Muguruza for ninth successive win
Former French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko racked up her ninth successive win on Thursday by sweeping past fifth-seeded Garbine Muguruza 6-2, 6-2 to reach the Qatar WTA semi-finals.
💥 9 wins in a ROW 💥@JelenaOstapenk8 dispatches Muguruza 6-2, 6-2 to reach the Qatar semifinals#QatarTennis pic.twitter.com/rdybE9yVFs
— wta (@WTA) February 24, 2022
It took 2016 Doha runner-up Ostapenko, who lifted the Dubai title last weekend, just 66 minutes to defeat Muguruza.
She will now face Anett Kontaveit for a place in the final after the Estonian fourth seed defeated Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 6-4, 6-1.
Too good from 🇪🇪 @AnettKontaveit_
She takes out Jabeur 6-4, 6-1 and now awaits the winner Muguruza/Ostapenko.#QatarTennis pic.twitter.com/8EivxNE6Cf
— wta (@WTA) February 24, 2022
🍿 Semifinal Friday in DOHA 🍿
🇵🇱 [7] Swiatek vs. [6] Sakkari 🇬🇷
🇪🇪 [4] Kontaveit vs. [15] Ostapenko 🇱🇻Play begins at 5pm local time ⏰#QatarTennis pic.twitter.com/9cnGujm4T3
— wta (@WTA) February 24, 2022
Polish seventh seed Iga Swiatek stunned top seed Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-3 to also reach the semi-finals where she will take on Greek sixth seed Maria Sakkari who defeated US teenager Coco Gauff, 6-3, 6-3.
Storming into her first semifinal appearance at a WTA 1000 on hard court, 🇵🇱 @iga_swiatek is through in Doha!#QatarTennis pic.twitter.com/n1XqeNE0VC
— wta (@WTA) February 24, 2022
Swiatek and Sakkari have met three times, all in 2021, and Sakkari emerged the winner each time, including in the French Open quarter-finals where the Greek ended Swiatek’s title defence.
Dominant win for @mariasakkari ⚡️ #QatarTennis pic.twitter.com/GibtzPnrNJ
— wta (@WTA) February 24, 2022