Ostapenko to take on Anisimova in Qatar Open final 

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February 14, 2025
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14-February-2025

Ostapenko to take on Anisimova in Qatar Open final 

Doha: Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko had never lost to Iga Swiatek of Poland in four matches prior to their Qatar TotalEnergies Open semi-final on Friday. It took just 70 minutes of exhilarating tennis from Ostapenko on Friday to make it 5-0 in head-to-head against the second seed in Doha as the Latvian wrapped up a one-sided 6-3, 6-1 semi-final win.

Also on Friday, Ostapenko ended Swiatek’s 15-match winning streak in Doha with her imperious tennis on the Centre Court at the Khalifa International Complex.

The 27-year-old from Latvia is now one match away from her biggest title since Roland Garros 2017. Having not dropped a set this week, Ostapenko will face unseeded Amanda Anisimova of the US in the final on Saturday.

Anisimova, 23, on Friday crushed Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova in the day’s second semi-final. Anisimova won 6-3, 6-3. She could bid to be the first American champion in Doha since Monica Seles lifted the trophy in 2002.

The only previous meeting between Ostapenko and Anisimova also took place in Doha, with the former taking their 2022 second-round clash 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.