WTA Doha: Swiatek beats Rybakina, Aleksandranova beats Pegula

On February 13, local time, the 2025 WTA Doha station ended the competition for the women's singles 1/4 finals. No.2 seed Swiatek won 6-2, 7-5 against No.5 seed Rybakina, while No.6 seed Pegula was beaten 6-4, 1-6, 1-6 by Alexanova to miss out on the semi-finals.

 Swiatek

This season's WTA in Doha has been cold and there are only three seeded players left in the quarterfinals of the Women's Singles. Three-time defending champion and No.2 seed Swiatek and No.5 seed Rybakina face each other in the quarter-finals, with Rybakina holding a slight 4-3 advantage in the previous seven meetings between the two sides. In this game, Swiatek took the initiative in the opening game and quickly took the lead 6-2; In the second set, Rybakina took a 4-2 lead, but Swiatek tied the game and broke in the 12th game to seal the win 7-5.

It was Swiatek'WTA1000 100th career win and her 15th straight win at the tournament. Swiatek's opponent in the semi-finals was Ostapenko, who swept past Abdul-Jabbar 6-2, 6-2 in the quarter-finals to avenge last week's defeat at the WTA Abu Dhabi event.

Aleksandranova, who eliminated world No. 1 in the second round, defeated sixth seed Pegula 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 in the quarter-finals, knocking out two of the world's top 10 in a row this week and reaching the semi-finals of the WTA1000 tournament for the third time in her career with an eight-game winning streak. Next, Aleksandva will face Anisimova for the right to the final, who defeated Ukraine's Kostyuk 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the quarter-finals.

WTA Doha Women's Singles Semi-Finals:

Aleksandva vs Anisimova

Ostapenko vs Swiatek[2]

WTA Doha Women's Doubles Semi-Finals:

Mira Andreeva/Schneider vs Errani/Paulini[3]

Maya/Sigmund vs Jiang Xinyu/Wu Fangxian

(Text, editor: Dato, photo: Visual China)