Iga Swiatek returned to successful methods as she claimed the Qatar Open 2024 title with a dominant win towards the world no.4 Elena Rybakina on Sunday. Swiatek bagged the primary WTA 1000 title of 2024 after her shock exit within the third spherical of the Australian Open final month.ÂÂ
The Polish star additionally entered the record books by recording a hat-trick of title wins within the Qatar Open. Swiatek grew to become the primary participant after Serena Williams to clinch three successive WTA 1000 titles in the identical occasion. Legendary American had recorded a hat-trick within the Miami Open from 2013-15.ÂÂ
Swiatek boasts a sensational record of 12 straight wins within the Qatar Open having misplaced just one sport in Doha up to now. She defeated two former no.1 stars Victoria Azarenka and KarolÃÂna Pliskovain within the quarter-final and semi-final video games respectively earlier than taking up in-form Rybakina within the remaining.
Rybakina was spectacular within the first set with a 4-1 lead however Swiatek bounced again to take the sport by 7-6. The three-time main winner then dominated the second set with a 6-2 win to clinch her nineteenth singles title.
“I’m happy that I kept working and just didn’t really think about too many stuff during this week and just focused on the right things, because I think it was the key,” Swiatek stated in the course of the post-match presentation. “Coming here and being kind of the double-defending champion wasn’t easy. So I’m happy that I have this experience already, and hopefully I’m going to use it.”
Playing for the primary time since her shock third-round Australian Open exit, Swiatek loved a dominant run within the event to change into the first-ever participant to win three titles in Doha. Swiatek and Rybakina are set to characteristic within the subsequent week’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship, the second WTA 1000 occasion of the season.ÂÂ
