Tennis-Ostapenko dumps Swiatek out of Qatar Open to set up Anisimova final


Tennis - Qatar Open - Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar - February 14, 2025 Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko celebrates after winning her semi final match against Poland's Iga Swiatek REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari

(Reuters) -Three-times defending champion Iga Swiatek was bundled out of the Qatar Open by Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, who beat the Polish second seed 6-3 6-1 in the semi-finals on Friday to set up a final showdown with American Amanda Anisimova.

The 23-year-old five-times Grand Slam champion Swiatek, who on Thursday became the player with the longest winning run at the tournament with 15 straight victories, looked a shadow of her usual self as she went down to world number 37 Ostapenko.

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