Iga Swiatek was stunned by Jelena Ostapenko halting the Pole's endeavour to reach a fourth-straight final in Qatar final, following which Swiatek lost her cool and smashed her racquet.

Iga Swiatek's historic run in Doha has officially ended. Entering Friday's match against Jelena Ostapenko, Swiatek had won 15 straight matches and three consecutive titles at the Qatar Open (called the Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2025 or Doha Open).

Swiatek blew a break-back point, allowing Ostapenko to hold for 3-0. The defending champion was visibly frustrated, chucking her racket towards her bench. Ostapenko, a finalist here in 2016, was stunned. The 27-year-old looked gobsmacked, witnessing a rare outburst from the five-time Grand Slam champion.

Three-times defending champion Iga Swiatek will face Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko in the Qatar Open semi-finals on Friday after the Pole overcame Elena Rybakina 6-2 7-5.

Jelena Ostapenko will face Iga Swiatek in the WTA Doha, Qatar semifinals on Friday,4.Ostapenko earned a two-set win over Ons Jabeur (6-2, 6-2) in the quarterfinals in her last match on

Jelena Ostapenko ended Iga Swiatek’s three-year reign at the Qatar Open in the semifinals. No. 37-ranked Ostapenko won 6-3, 6-1 and improved her record against No. 2 Swiatek to 5-0. The Latvian is the only active player to have faced Swiatek at least twice and kept a winning record.

Iga Swiatek suffered a stunning upset at the hands of Jelena Ostapenko at the Qatar Open, with the Latvian stating after he latest win that she ‘knows how to beat’ the Pole. The victory extends the head-to-head lead to 5-0 in Ostapenko’s favour,