Iga Swiatek and Jessica Pegula will face off in the women's singles final in Doha.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek was in exceptional form in her semifinal clash with Veronika Kudermetova, rolling over the eleventh seed 6-0 6-1, to set up a final clash with Jessica Pegula in Doha.
Swiatek needed just 55 minutes to displace Kudermetova, winning the first set in 24 minutes, and took the second set in 31 minutes.
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By doing this, she lost just two games in two matches on her way to the final.
She had a bye in the first round, ousted Danielle Collins 6-0 6-1 in the second round, had a walkover in the quarterfinal after Belinda Bencic retired from the tournament, and then this semifinal victory.
Pegula beats Sakkari to reach Doha final
World No. 4 Jessica Pegula defeated seventh seed Maria Sakkari 6-2 4-6 6-1, to reach the final in Doha.
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Pegula broke Sakkari's serves nine times to take the needed victory. She improved her singles wins to 11-2 in 2023, losing only to Petra Kvitova and Victoria Azarenka.
She will now face Swiatek in the final, and no matter the result will move up to No. 3 on the ATP rankings on Monday.