DOHA: Poland’s No.7 seed Iga Swiatek overcame one of her difficult opponents Maria Sakkari in the WTA Qatar Open semifinals on Friday to book a final berth.
Swiatek advances to the Doha final with a 6-4, 6-3 win for the first time, where she will meet No.4 seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia for the title.
2020 Roland Garros champion Swiatek will be going for her fourth career WTA singles title while Kontaveit seeks her seventh.
“Really excited,” Swiatek said in her post-match press conference. “For sure I showed consistency throughout the whole tournament, and I’m really happy that I could keep my level of tennis at a really high level.”
Swiatek and Sakkari had their first three meetings all last year — and each time Sakkari had won in straight sets. Sakkari was even responsible for ending Swiatek’s 2020 Roland Garros title defense in the 2021 quarterfinals.
