Sakkari: With Sviodek on Friday afternoon in the semifinals in Doha

Iga Swiodek will meet Maria Sakkari in the semi-finals of the Qatar Open on Friday afternoon (February 25), whose game is expected to start between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m.

The 20-year-old Pole achieved a magnificent victory over the No. 1 on the board and No. 2 tennis player in the world Arina Sampalenka, “sealing” her spot in the “4” Best of the 1000 tournaments.

After only 75 minutes of play, the No. 8 tennis player in the WTA world rankings prevailed 6-2, 6-3won the last six matches of the quarterfinals, knocking out the winner of the 2020 Qatar Open.

The tradition is with Sakkari

Sakkari and Sviodek face off for the fourth time on the tour, with the Greek champion counting 3-0 in her favor in H2H as she actually won every set the two girls played (6-0).

Maria beat Poland three times in very important matches in 2021. First in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros, then in the semifinals of the Ostrava Open (WTA 500) and then in the group stage of the WTA Finals in Guadalajara.

Sfiodek will play in his third semi-final of the season after losing the previous two to Ashley Barty in Adelaide (WTA 500) and Daniel Collins in Melbourne (Australian Open).

In the other semi-final in Doha on Friday, two of the most trained tennis players in the world will face off.

The No. 4 on the board, Annette Contaveit, who eliminated me 6-4, 6-1 Ons Zamber (No. 10) plays with last week’s champion in Dubai and No. 15 on the board, Jelena Ostapenko, who crashed with 6-2, 6-2Garbine Muguruta (No. 9).

The semifinals of the Qatar Open

• Sakkari-Sfiodek
• Kontaveit – Ostapenko

Source: Tennis24.gr