Iga Swiatek lost to Jelena Ostapenko in the Doha semi-finals to end her winning run at the WTA 1000 tournament. The Pole had won in Doha for the past three seas

Recalling her origins, Ostapenko slammed defending champion Iga Swiatek out of Doha, advancing to the final with an exceptional performance. Ostapenko broke serve five times, defeating Swiatek 6-3, 6-1,

The cameras picked up an outstanding moment in Doha as an angry Iga Swiatek was smashing her racket while Jelena Ostapenko observed it and laughed. After falling short in her four first matches against the Latvian, the five-time Grand Slam champion entered their Doha semifinal hoping to finally get one win in their meetings.