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

Swiatek has never beaten the Latvian and was immediately put under pressure, losing her serve in the opening game of the match.

Iga Swiatek has a pretty interesting approach to her Doha semifinal as the world No. 2 says she can "play without expectations" due to her record against Jelena Ostapenko. As you probably know, the Latvian is one of the trickiest and most challenging opponents for the five-time Grand Slam champion.

Ostapenko got off to a confident start by winning the opening two games before taking a 4-2 lead en route to taking the first set. She produced an utterly dominant display in the second set to race to a 4-0 lead before wrapping up the win in just a little over an hour.

Jelena Ostapenko didn't want to brag about her record Iga Swiatek but then an on-court interviewer in Doha brought up her perfect head-to-head against the five-time Grand Slam winner. Today, the world No.

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.

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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.