Iga Swiatek extended her quest for a fourth consecutive Qatar Open title on Thursday, overcoming a tough challenge from Linda Noskova in a thrilling encounter. This victory sets up a quarter-final showdown with Elena Rybakina.

Iga Swiatek remains on course to maintain her grip on the Qatar Open trophy, but she was given a scare in the last 16 by Linda Noskova.

Elena Rybakina faced Rebecca Sramkova in the last 16 of the WTA 1000 tournament in Doha. After a hard-fought first set, which she won in a

Second seed and crowd favourite Iga Swiatek of Poland remained on course for a fourth Doha final on Wednesday when the defending champion beat Linda Noskova in straight sets on

Iga Swiatek battled past Czech talent Linda Noskova in a tense three-setter to secure her spot in the Qatar TotalEnergies Open quarter-finals. Aiming for her fourth consecutive title in Doha, Swiatek overcame a tough challenge to keep her title defence alive.

Three-time defending Qatar Open champion Iga Swiatek scrapped her way past Czech youngster Linda Noskova on Wednesday to set up a quarter-final with last year's runner-up Elena Rybakina.

The second-seeded Swiatek next will play Elena Rybakina, who beat Rebecca Sramkova 7-6 (1), 6-2. Sixth-seeded Jessica Pegula also reached the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 7-5 victory

There are four outstanding WTA Doha quarterfinal matches scheduled for Thursday. That includes four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek’s battle against Elena Rybakina.