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Anett Kontaveit is through to the next round of the WTA Doha tournament in Qatar, after seeing of Angelique Kerber of Germany in straight sets, 6:1, 6:4. Kontaveit will face Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) in the quarter finals. In something of a recent tradition for winning early tournament rounds in straight sets and short time-frames, the Estonian, 25, from Tallinn, ranked 24th in the world, saw off Kerber in exactly one hour. In the previous round on the hard courts of the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Kontaveit had meted out similar treatment to Jennifer Brady of the U....

Svitolina eyes maiden Falcon Trophy  02 Mar 2021 - 9:17 Fawad Hussain/ The Peninsula Elina Svitolina, a regular visitor to Doha, has won a number of matches at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex but the Ukrainian is still missing the golden Falcon Trophy in her collection.  The World No.5 in the past editions has reached the quarter-finals and the semi-finals of the Qatar Total Open but she did not go beyond that. However, this time around, the 26-year-old, starting as a top seed, has a good chance of lifting the Falcon Trophy.                 “I really love this ...

Muguruza, Azarenka advance in Doha  02 Mar 2021 - 9:21 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus returns the ball to Svetlana Kuznetsova during their Round of 32 match yesterday. Fawad Hussain/ The Peninsula Former World No.1 Garbine Muguruza sealed a straight-set win over Veronika Kudermetova 6-2, 7-6 to sail into the second round of Qatar Total Open that got under way at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, yesterday.    The opening day’s action also saw fifth seed Kiki Bertens and seventh seed Jennifer Brady falling at first hurdles. Two-time Qatar Total Open champion Victoria Az...

Stage set for Qatar Total Open  01 Mar 2021 - 11:27 Players in action during a qualifying round match at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex, yesterday. Fawad Hussain/ The Peninsula Tennis stars including four recent finalists are ready to battle for the golden Falcon Trophy as the Qatar Total Open begins today, with thrilling first round games on the cards.  Top-notch action is guaranteed at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in the next six days, with 10 players of the Top 20 - including four from Top 10 – eyeing top prize in the $565,530 competition and m...

Qatar’s leading telecommunications operator, Ooredoo has announced it is to reprise its role as Silver Sponsor of the Qatar Total Open at this year’s event.