Iga Swiatek finds her rhythm with bagels and balance in dominant Doha showing ahead of Dubai

If Iga Swiatek looked like she had come back to the pack a little in Australia earlier this year, the last five days in Doha might suggest otherwise. At the tournament where her 37-match winning streak started last year, Swiatek won the Qatar Open for the loss of just FIVE games. Ad She won three sets 6-0, including in the final against world No.

3 Jessica Pegula, and spent just THREE hours on court across her three matches. WTA DohaSwiatek cruises past Pegula to clinch second straight WTA Doha title in styleYESTERDAY AT 19:53 That’s: Shorter than Liudmila Samsonova’s victory over Paula Badosa in Dubai at the weekend (3hr 22mins) Exactly the same length of time as Caroline Garcia’s second-round win over Karolina Muchova in Doha last week Quicker than both of Martina Trevisan’s victories at the United Cup earlier this year (3hr 2min and 3hr 14min) Almost half the amount of time that Andy Murray and Thanasi Kokkinakis slugged it out for at the Australian Open (5hr 45min) Almost the same length as the Australian Open men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas (2hr 56min) This was another statement showing from Swiatek. A reset-the-table week after her losses to Pegula and Elena Rybakina in Australia.

A ‘I’m ready to go again’ week as she prepares for a string of back-to-back title defences over the next few months. Just a month ago Swiatek was in tears after losing to Pegula in straight sets at the United Cup. But in blustery conditions in Doha she looked in the zone again.

Her footwork was impressive, so was her clean hitting, her serving, and her returning. From the start she looked dialled in and focused, dropping just four points in the opening set of her first match against Danielle Collins. These are