Swiatek handed Qatar walkover

Iga Swiatek

World No 1 Iga Swiatek advanced to the final of the Qatar Open yesterday without hitting a ball after her semi-final opponent Karolina Pliskova withdrew injured.

Pliskova won the Cluj tournament in Romania last weekend, but is suffering from a lower back injury, the WTA explained.

Swiatek will face either No 3 seed Elena Rybakina or unseeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final tomorrow.

The 22-year-old Pole is aiming for a third consecutive title in Doha.

Pliskova had won her last nine matches, but her first three matches in Qatar all went to a third set and she needed two tie breaks to beat Naomi Osaka in two sets in the quarterfinals.  — SuperSport.

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