Swiatek claims Qatar Open title, dedicates win to 'suffering Ukraine'
Poland's Iga Swiatek swept aside Anett Kontaveit in the Qatar Open final on Saturday and dedicated her victory to "the people who are suffering in Ukraine".
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Poland's Iga Swiatek swept aside Anett Kontaveit in the Qatar Open final on Saturday and dedicated her victory to "the people who are suffering in Ukraine".
Anett Kontaveit will go up against Iga Świątek in the final of the Qatar Open this afternoon.
Anett Kontaveit will go up against Iga Świątek in the final of the Qatar Open this afternoon.
The 26-year-old Estonian, with six career titles to her name, will face former French Open champion Iga Swiatek of Poland who defeated Greece's Maria Sakkari, 6-4, 6-3, in Saturday's final.
Anett Kontaveit reached her seventh WTA final since August on Friday when she breezed past Jelena Ostapenko 6-1, 6-4 at the Qatar Open. The 26-year-old Estonian, who has six career titles to her name, will face either former French Open champion Iga Swiatek of Poland or Greece's Maria Sakkari in Saturday's final.
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. It took 2016 Doha runner-up Ostapenko, who lifted the Dubai title last weekend, just 66 minutes to defeat Muguruza.
Czech star Anett Kontaveit has extended her WTA Tour winning streak to eight matches with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over good friend Ons Jabeur in 1 hour and 11 minutes to reach the Qatar Open semifinals.
Coco Gauff has bought her ticket to the Qatar Open quarter-finals after upsetting world number four Paula Badosa.