Wednesday’s second-round action at the Qatar Total Open was packed with Grand Slam champions and former world number ones. Let’s do a photo recap and see who advanced to the quarterfinals.
Angelique Kerber looked like a shell of a three-time major winner as Anett Kontaveit routinely eliminated her 6-1 6-4.
![Anett Kontaveit Angelique Kerber Qatar Total Open 2021 Doha](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Anett_Kontaveit_-_2021_Qatar_Total_Open_Day_3_-DSC_4007_original.jpg)
The 24th-ranked Kontaveit dropped serve just once in today’s second-round match and improved her head-to-head record against the 2014 Doha finalist to 4-1.
![Petra Kvitova Qatar Total Open 2021 Doha](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Petra_Kvitova_-_2021_Qatar_Total_Open_Day_3_-DSC_4158_original.jpg)
Rocking the Nike Spring Slam Melbourne Tank and Skirt, 2018 Doha champion Petra Kvitova outhit Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in their 13th career meeting.
![Qatar Total Open 2021 Doha Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Anastasia_Pavlyuchenkova_-_2021_Qatar_Total_Open_Day_3_-DSC_4211_original.jpg)
Fourth seed Kvitova’s 31 winners to 19 unforced errors and a 76% first serve percentage led her to a straightforward 6-1 6-3 victory which earned her a quarterfinal meeting with Kontaveit.
![Victoria Azarenka Qatar Total Open 2021 Doha](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Victoria_Azarenka_-_2021_Qatar_Total_Open_Day_3_-DSC_3792_original.jpg)
Eighth seed Victoria Azarenka survived Laura Siegemund‘s diversity of shots and 25 winners to progress into the quarterfinals with a 6-4 6-2 win.
![Elina Svitolina Qatar Total Open 2021 Doha](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Elina_Svitolina_-_2021_Qatar_Total_Open_Day_3_-DSC_4460_original.jpg)
Azarenka’s quarterfinal opponent will be her Doha doubles partner Elina Svitolina, as the top-seeded Ukrainian eased past lucky loser Misaki Doi 6-1 6-2 in 64 minutes.
![Maria Sakkari Qatar Total Open 2021 Doha](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Maria_Sakkari_-_2021_Qatar_Total_Open_Day_3_-DSC_4370_original.jpg)
Maria Sakkari of Greece looked really sharp in a 6-2 6-2 win over American Madison Keys, who appeared rusty in her second match of the season.
![Garbine Muguruza Qatar Total Open 2021 Doha](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Garbine_Muguruza_-_2021_Qatar_Total_Open_Day_3_-DSC_4917_original.jpg)
Next up for Sakkari will be Garbine Muguruza, who dispatched defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3. On paper this encounter was the blockbuster of the day and it lived up to the expectations, as Muguruza came back from a break down in the decider.
![Aryna Sabalenka Qatar Total Open 2021 Doha](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Aryna_Sabalenka_-_2021_Qatar_Total_Open_Day_3_-DSC_4886_original.jpg)
Second seed Karolina Pliskova completed the quarterfinal field late at night with a 6-4 4-6 7-5 win over Ons Jabeur. The Czech’s next opponent will be American qualifier Jessica Pegula, who advanced to her second quarterfinal of 2021 with a 6-2 7-5 win over former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.
![Karolina Pliskova Qatar Total Open 2021 Doha](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Karolina_Pliskova_-_2021_Qatar_Total_Open_Day_3_-DSC_5377_original.jpg)
All the four quarterfinals are scheduled for Thursday, starting at 2:30 pm Doha time.