No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek overcame fifth-seeded Elena Rybakina in two sets 6-2 7-5 to progress into the Doha semifinal and clinch her 15th consecutive win at the Qatar Open. The Pole - who is bidding for a four-peat in Doha this week - made an early statement after breaking the Kazakh in the second and eighth games to routinely win the first set.

Elena Rybakina (No. 7 ranking) will take on Iga Swiatek (No. 2) in the quarterfinals at the WTA Doha, Qatar on Thursday,3.Rybakina earned a two-set victory over Rebecca Sramkova (7-6,

Elena Rybakina is the first to admit that Iga Swiatek will be her toughest test yet in Doha but also adds that she plans to focus on herself and try to outplay the world No. 2 with her aggressive game.

Jelena Ostapenko ended Iga Swiatek's three-year reign at the Qatar Open in the semifinals Friday. No. 37-ranked Ostapenko won 6-3, 6-1 and improved her record against No. 2 Swiatek to 5-0. The Latvian is the only active player to have faced Swiatek at least twice and kept a winning record.

Jelena Ostapenko ended Iga Swiatek’s three-year reign at the Qatar Open in the semifinals. No. 37-ranked Ostapenko won 6-3, 6-1 and improved her record against No. 2 Swiatek to 5-0. The Latvian is the only active player to have faced Swiatek at least twice and kept a winning record.

Three-times defending champion Iga Swiatek will face Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko in the Qatar Open semi-finals on Friday after the Pole overcame Elena Rybakina 6-2 7-5.

Iga Swiatek suffered a stunning upset at the hands of Jelena Ostapenko at the Qatar Open, with the Latvian stating after he latest win that she ‘knows how to beat’ the Pole. The victory extends the head-to-head lead to 5-0 in Ostapenko’s favour,

Three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek reached the Qatar Open semifinals by beating Elena Rybakina 6-2, 7-5. Swiatek, ranked No. 2, will face either Jelena Ostapenko or Ons Jabeur for a spot in the final.