Three-times defending champion Iga Swiatek will face Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko in the Qatar Open semi-finals on Friday after the Pole overcame Elena Rybakina 6-2 7-5.

Three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek reached the Qatar Open semifinals by beating Elena Rybakina 6-2, 7-5. Swiatek, ranked No. 2, will face either Jelena Ostapenko or Ons Jabeur for a spot in the final.

No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek overcame fifth-seeded Elena Rybakina in two sets 6-2 7-5 to progress into the Doha semifinal and clinch her 15th consecutive win at the Qatar Open. The Pole - who is bidding for a four-peat in Doha this week - made an early statement after breaking the Kazakh in the second and eighth games to routinely win the first set.

Elena Rybakina (No. 7 ranking) will take on Iga Swiatek (No. 2) in the quarterfinals at the WTA Doha, Qatar on Thursday, February 13.Rybakina earned a two-set victory over Rebecca Sramkova (7-6,

Three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek advanced to the semi-finals of the Qatar Open on Thursday with a straight-sets win over last year's runner-up Elena Rybakina. But the Pole was broken at the start of the second and struggled to catch up for a long time,

Defending champion Iga Swiatek advanced to the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open with a 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-4 victory over Linda Noskova on Wednesday. The second-seeded Swiatek will next play Elena Rybakina,