or freshly crowned Linz winner Ekaterina Alexandrova. No. 2 Iga Swiatek, bidding for a historic fourth Doha title in a row, will start against either former No. 3 Maria Sakkari or a qualifier. No. 6 ...

Further disappointing first-round losses followed in the space of a week, first in Abu Dhabi against former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova and then to Ekaterina Alexandrova in Qatar.

Emma Raducanu will take on a familiar face at the start of her Qatar Open campaign in Doha. The experienced Ekaterina ...

Doha: Ekaterina Alexandrova yesterday ... the match confidently to seal the victory. Maria Sakkari celebrates after defeating Elena-Gabriela Ruse. Alexandrova's next opponent, world No.1 Sabalenka ...

Iga Swiatek defeated Maria Sakkari in the Round of 32 at the Qatar Open. / IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire Iga Swiatek is back in one of her favorite tournaments, and she looked strong in her first match.

Swiatek started her 2025 by leading Team Poland into yet another final of the United Cup, however ... On the other hand, Maria Sakkari has become a shadow of her former elite self and has been ...

Top seed Karolina Muchova will take on fourth-seeded Ekaterina ... with Alexandrova leading the head-to-head 3-1. The Russian player won the last encounter at Stuttgart in 2021, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.