Ekaterina Alexandrova equalled her career-best winning streak and reached her third WTA 1000 semifinal with a three-set defeat of Jessica Pegula in the Qatar TotalEnergies Open quarterfinals.

Amanda Anisimova, Ekaterina Alexandrova and Marta Kostyuk followed up big Doha wins with another, earning all three a quarterfinal berth at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open.

The Latvian won their only tour-level meeting at the 2023 US Open; she gets another crack at the accomplished Italian at the right time.

Unsurprisingly, three of Swiatek’s five most successful tournaments are on clay – starting on the indoor clay at the ...