Second-seeded iga Swiatek of Poland needed three sets and 2½ hours to defeat Linda Noskova on Wednesday to move on to the quarter finals in Qatar total energy opened in 2025 in Doha.
Swiatek gathered for 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-4 victory over the 20-year-old Czech and set up a re-match against No. 5 Elena Rybakina. Swiatek’s victory continued to live his chances for a four peat at the Qatar event.
Swiatek survived 16 ESS shot by Noskova, who won 71.4 percent of her first serving. In the meantime, Swiatek won only 64.7 of her first earns but converted 4 of 7 Break opportunities. In the meantime, Noskova broke Swiatek only twice in eight chances.
“I would say that Linda played amazingly, and sure she didn’t make it easy for me,” Swiatek said.
In the meantime, Rybakina sent slightly Slovak Rebecca Sramkova 7-6 (1), 6-2 in 1 hour, 24 minutes.
Her victories set up an re -match of last year’s Doha final, won by Swiatek in straight sets.
“Tough opponents as always,” Rybakina said of Swiatek. “Will focus on myself and try to stay aggressive on court. It’s definitely the toughest opponent so far on this tournament, so hopefully I can do well,” she said.
Swiatek said that Rybakina, who leads the series between players 4-3, will be a tough one.
“She likes to play here, she has been in a final here last year, and last year was also tough. So I will be ready for some intense rally and some low balls and good serving,” Swiatek said about Rybakina.
Fourth-seeded Jasmine Paolini from Italy was eliminated by Latvian Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-2, which means that Swiatek is the only top 4 seed on its way into the neighborhood.
“I feel very special to play in Doha, because I feel that this is the place where it all started for me,” Ostapenko said in his interview at the court.
No. 6 Jessica Pegula rolled into the neighborhood with a victory of 6-3, 7-5 over 10-seeded Daria Kasatkina in Russia.
Pegula will meet the next Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, who sent Elise Mertens from Belgium 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday.
In other documents, Amanda Anisimova defeated Canadian Leylah Fernandez in straight sets (6-3, 6-0) for a date in the quarters against Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk, which eject Madga Linette in Poland 6-4, 6-2.
Tunisia’s Wed Jabeur also needed only 66 minutes to remove Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-4.
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