New Delhi: After missing out on the title at the Australian Open 2025, Iga Swiatek made an emphatic return with a thumping victory against Maria Sakkari in the Round of 32 at the Qatar Open 2025 on Monday, February 10. The world no.2 steamrolled Sakkari in straight sets to register a dominant 6-3 6-2 victory and qualify for the Round of 16.
Swiatek, a three-time champion, has an incredibly dominant record at the Qatar Open and continued her stellar run at the tournament with a winning start on Sunday. Sakkari made a strong start to the clash between the duo in the Round of 32 and went toe-to-toe against the Pole. However, Swiatek eventually got the better of her comfortably to clinch a straight-sets victory, her 13th straight win in the Qatar Open.
It was a competitive opening set between Swiatek and Sakkari as the two players managed two breaks each in the first six games with the world no.2 taking a 2-0 lead. However, Sakkari fought back to make it 3-2. But her joy was short-lived as Swiatek made an epic comeback to take the first set 6-3 comfortably. Sakkari was a no-match for the Pole in the second set as Swiatek wrapped up the match in straight sets.
Swiatek went on an eight-game winning streak which saw her surge to a 4-0 lead in the second set. Sakkari managed to end the streak only in the fifth game after gaining a point. The Greek did try to fight hard to save the match point while being 5-2 down but to no avail as a ruthless Swiatek extended her dominance at the Qatar Open by winning her 25th set in a row.
The campaign continues 🏃♀️💨@iga_swiatek defeats Sakkari in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.#QatarTotalEnergiesOpen pic.twitter.com/7lZBjeRnia
— wta (@WTA) February 10, 2025
Who will Iga Swiatek face in the last 16?
Swiatek, who claimed her maiden Qatar Open title in 2022, has won the tournament last three years in a row. She has made a winning start in the current edition as the world no.2 aims to lift her fourth straight title in Doha. Swiatek has a 14-1 record in a tournament having lost just once so far. She will face the winner of the match between Linda Noskova and Kazakh Yulia Putintseva in the last 16 after beating Sakkari.
World no.2 Iga Swiatek thrashed Greek Maria Sakkari in straight sets in the Round of 32 in the Qatar Open 2025 on Monday. Tennis Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
