Doha: Iga Swiatek ousts Elena Rybakina in two sets, comes closer to historic feat
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.
Iga Swiatek wins 15th straight match in Doha, levels record against Elena Rybakina
Iga Swiatek faced two potentially formidable foes in her Doha quarterfinal on Thursday. (1) A Top 5 opponent, in Elena Rybakina, who had a 4-3 record against her; and (2) Her own ability to recover, mentally and physically, from a draining three-set win over Linda Noskova less than 24 hours earlier.
“For sure, I think, yeah, she plays well against me,” Swiatek said after her last meeting with Ostapenko, at the 2023 US Open. It wasn’t a statement that really needed to be made. A few minutes ...
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Just over a year ago, Iga Swiatek was fresh from a confounding loss. Unseeded Czech teenager Linda Noskova had ended ...
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