The defending champion of WTA 1,000 on the hard court Doha, Qatar)the polish Iga Swiatekclearly defeated the Belarusian Victoria Azarenka (6-4 and 6-0) in the quarterfinals and reached the semifinals of the tournament, where they will face the Japanese. Naomi Osaka or the czech Karolina Pliskovathe 2017 champion.
The Pole, number one in the world, already has 11 consecutive wins in this competition. Winner of the last two editions in Doha -2022 and 2023-, he reached the semifinals for the third year in a row.
Swiatek, who defeated Azarenka for the third time in their four straight meetings, took one hour and sixteen minutes to extend her excellent record in Doha, where she has a record of twelve wins and one loss , in the second round of 2020 against Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova.
The top seed, who has not lost a set in the tournament since her 2022 first-round match against Swiss Viktorija Golubic, gave her rival Azarenka, who won in Doha in 2012, no option.
On the other side of the table the semifinal has already been decided. Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat American Danielle Collins 7-5 6-4, and will face Kazakh Elena Rybakina, third seed, who defeated Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-2.
Source: La Verdad
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