Krejčíková finished in Doha in the round of 16, playing only five games with Ostapenko

Barbora Krejčíková has had a successful Australian summer, she fought her way to the finals in Sydney and at the Australian Open she also won the quarterfinals thanks to her opponent’s scalp. However, the Czech number one did not succeed in the prestigious tournaments in the Middle East at all.

A week ago in Dubai, where she defended her first finals on a hard surface, she failed in the second round of qualifying Dajana Jastremská and recorded one of the worst defeats in the last year. And with a balance of 1-1, she also finished in her debut in the main competition in Doha, where today she was not enough 3-6 2-6 to start. Jelena Ostapenkova.

Krejčíková had one more breakball (6) in the opening act, but she changed only one chance, collected more than twice as many unforced errors as the winning strokes, and twice hesitated to serve. In the second set, she used the only breakball opportunity, but thanks to four double mistakes, she lost her own service three times.

Ostapenkova, who rose after the June triumph in Eastbourne and won her biggest hard title in Dubai a week ago, has won her eighth victory in a row. This series includes five Grand Slam champions’ scalps.

The extension of the current invincibility will be finalist of the year 2016 to fight with the finalist of 2018 and 2021 Garbiñe Muguruzaovou (h2h 1-3). Spaniard in the evening match swept 6-0 6-2 American Madison Brengleovou and for the first time since triumph at last year’s Champions Tournament, she won two consecutive matches.

Paula Badosaová in January, it triumphed in Sydney and reached the round of 16 of the Australian Open, but prestigious companies in the Middle East, like the Krejčíks, did not succeed. A week ago in Dubai she finished in the first round and in Doha she lost 2-6 3-6 s in the first round of this year’s “thousandth” in the round of 16 Cori Gauffovou.

The 17-year-old American, who has not lost a set on her debut in Qatar, will play with the Greeks for the semifinals Mariou Sakkariovou.

Anett Kontaveitová she knocked out of the “canary” in the round of 16, lost 6-3 0-6 6-2 to Elise Mertens and ended a series of three defeats with her.

The well-played Estonian will fight for the first semifinal in the Qatar metropolis, the eighth victory in a row and the improvement of this year’s balance to 12-2 with the end of August. Ons Jaburovou.

The Tunisian, the world’s top ten, eliminated the last Czech hope Tereza Martincova. In three sets, she fought for the first scalp of the Top 10 player, but in the end she left as the loser for the fifth time.

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