Iga Swiatek battles past Elena Rybakina to complete Qatar Open title hat-trick
Iga Swiatek defeated Elena Rybakina in straight sets on Saturday to clinch a third consecutive title at the Qatar Open.
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Rybakina sets up Qatar Open final clash with Swiatek
Third seed Elena Rybakina is into the final of the Qatar Open after a 6-2 6-4 win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in Friday's semi-final and will now meet world number one Iga Swiatek in the decider.
Naomi Osaka out of Qatar Open after narrow defeat to Karolina Pliskova
Naomi Osaka’s run at the Qatar Open ended in the quarter-finals with a narrow defeat by Karolina Pliskova.
Osaka, Krejcikova pull out of Dubai Championships
Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka and holder Barbora Krejcikova have pulled out of the Dubai Tennis Championships.
Rybakina, Swiatek power into Qatar Open semi-finals, Osaka falls
:Third seed Elena Rybakina took time to get going but secured a 6-4 6-2 victory over Leylah Fernandez to reach the semi-finals of the Qatar Open on Thursday and stay on track for her third title of the season.
Iga Swiatek Eases Into Qatar Open Last Eight As Naomi Osaka Gets Walkover
World number one Iga Swiatek reached the Qatar Open quarter-finals for a third successive year on Wednesday as fellow four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka also made the last eight without hitting a ball. Swiatek, the two-time defending champion at the Gulf event, defeated 14th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-1, 6-4. The Russian battled bravely, saving four match points in the 10th game of the second set before Swiatek came through. The 22-year-old Pole will face another two-time Doha champion, Victoria Azarenka, in Thursday's quarter-finals. Former world number one Azarenka beat eighth-seeded Jelena Ostapenko 6-0, 6-3 for her third win over the Latvian this year.
WTA roundup: Top seed falls in Transylvania
No. 8 seed Ana Bogdan of Romania ousted top-seeded Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands 3-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5) in a three-hour, 28-minute marathon in the quarterfinals of the Transylvania Open on Friday in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
WTA roundup: Elena Rybakina rallies in Abu Dhabi
No. 1 seed Elena Rybakina reached the quarterfinals at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open by rallying for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win against Danielle Collins on Thursday in the United Arab Emirates.