Sabalenka leaves Kvitova as runner-up again in Doha
ARYNA Sabalenka has relegated Petra Kvitova to runner-up in the 2020 Qatar Total Open final after defeating the Czech left hander in 74 minutes. It was the second successive Qatar Open final Kvitova has lost, following her defeat to Belgian, Elise Mertens in 2019. This year, the Belarusian 21-year-old got up 6-3 6-3 in an […]
Qatar Open: Kvitova takes out Barty to reach back-to-back Doha finals
EIGHTH seed Czech, Petra Kvitova has booked a spot in the Qatar Open final after downing Australian world number one, Ash Barty in three sets. In a rematch of the Australian Open quarter final – where instead it was the home nation star who progressed – Kvitova fought her way through a second set challenge […]
Qatar Open: Barty survives three-set thriller as Kuznetsova causes upset
AUSTRALIAN world number one, Ash Barty is through to the semi-finals after a win over Australian Open runner-up Garbine Muguruza, setting up an epic semi-final encounter with eighth seed, Petra Kvitova. Barty won 6-1 6-7 6-2 in an hour and 53 minutes to make it through to the last four in an impressive win over […]
Qatar Open: Jabeur’s 2020 giant-killing streak continues amongst a couple of walkovers
ENJOYING a mid-career purple patch, Tunisian Ons Jabeur‘s season continues to go from strength to strength. Since the Hobart International, Jabeur is 10-3 with scalps including Johanna Konta, Caroline Wozniacki, Qiang Wang and Alison Riske – all top 30 players of the last 12 months. Now Jabeur adds world number three, Karolina Pliskova to that […]
Qatar Open: Barty eases back on tour as Kenin falters again
WORLD number one, Ash Barty has played her first match since her semi-final exit at the Australian Open, rolling past German, Laura Siegemund in 73 minutes. The Australian star won 6-3 6-2 in a straightforward match to dust off the cobwebs and move into the Round of 16. There were still plenty of areas Barty […]
Qatar Open: Brady’s Riske-free win as Anisimova rolls Svitolina through to third round
JENNIFER Brady‘s giant-killing streak in 2020 continued in the Qatar Open with a three-set win over an Australian Open semi-finalist. Brady defeated her American counterpart Alison Riske, downing the 13th seed 7-6 1-6 7-6 in a match that could have easily have gone the other way. The underdog only just won the first set tiebreaker […]
Qatar Open: Anisimova finds form against red-hot Alexandrova, as Muguruza survives tough challenge
AMANDA Anisimova has won her first match since the ASB Classic a month and a half ago by downing in-form Russian, Ekaterina Alexandrova in the Qatar Open Round of 64. The Doha event began with the first 12 matches getting underway, most of which were one-sided affairs. Anisimova’s win was in straight sets, but after […]
Qatar Open: Day 6 – Rain causes delays
MOTHER Nature had a say on proceedings at the Qatar Open, with rain causing serious delays over Day 6 with just one match fully played on the former and matches delayed on the latter. The only completed quarter final on Thursday was Miomir Kecmanovic completely dismantling qualifier, Marton Fucsovics 6-2 6-0. The Serbian looked keen […]
