Crowned in Saint Petersburg two weeks ago, the Estonian Anett Kontaveit will have the opportunity to win a seventh WTA title on Saturday in Doha. On Friday, the world No. 7 clearly dominated the 13th WTA, Latvian Jelena Ostapenko (6-1, 6-4 in 1h08), confirming that she has probably been one of the three or four best players in the world for six months. .
She has indeed won 35 of her last 40 matches! All that’s missing is a big performance in the Grand Slam, where she only reached a small quarter-final, to demonstrate it at the highest level.
Swiatek beats his pet peeve
In the final on Saturday, she will face the Polish Iga Swiatek (8th), who finally managed to beat her pet peeve, Maria Sakkari (6th). The Greek had won their first three duels without ever losing a set. That’s why at the end of the first set, won 6-4, Swiatek let out a howl of joy, brandishing his arm. In a match richer in unforced errors than in winners, the Pole was down 2-0 in the second set before flying over the end of the showdown (6-4, 6-3 in 1h28).
This final will be the fifth meeting between Anett Kontaveit and Iga Swiatek. They have two wins each.
