Barbora Krejcikova produced a stunning upset of world No. 1 Iga Swiatek to take the Dubai Tennis Championships title in straight sets.
It was just her first sixth career WTA title, but made it a two-match winning streak against Swiatek. The Czech had also beaten Swiatek in the final of the Ostrava Open in October last year, and victory in Dubai takes her to a 2-2 career record against her.
Ad The world's top ranked singles player made her way into Saturday’s decider with a 6-4 6-2 victory on Friday. WTA DubaiSwiatek turns over Gauff in Dubai to clinch spot in final, will face Pegula or KrejcikovaYESTERDAY AT 15:06 Krejcikova reached the final the hard way, taking three sets to beat the United States’ Jessica Pegula 6-1 5-7 6-0.
Pegula, ranked No. 2 in the world, was not Krejcikova's only high profile victim. She had also beaten world Belarusian No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka and No.