The quarterfinal picture at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open is taking shape, with seven players already through to the last eight. The lineup features established contenders, a breakout teenager, and a lucky loser making the most of her opportunity, setting the stage for a compelling finish in Doha.
At the top of the draw, No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek was pushed off her usual rhythm early by Daria Kasatkina. After building a late lead in the opening set, the Pole watched Kasatkina claw her way back to steal it. The response, however, was emphatic. Swiatek raised her level dramatically, conceding just two games across the next two sets to close out the match 5-7 6-1 6-1 and reinforce her dominance in the rivalry, increasing her head-to-head lead to 7-1.
Awaiting Swiatek next is a familiar opponent in Maria Sakkari, who continued her resurgence with a composed straight-sets win over qualifier Varvara Gracheva, 7-6(3) 6-0. The Greek showed patience and grit early, recovering from a 5-3 deficit in the first set and erasing a set point before taking control of the match. From there, the former Doha semifinalist accelerated through the second set to reach her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal since Miami 2024.
Elsewhere in the draw, Jelena Ostapenko scored her 23rd match win at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open, making a record as the most of any player at this tournament since it started in 2001. The Latvian halted Camila Osorio’s impressive nine-match winning streak with a clean 6-3 6-1 victory. The win sends Ostapenko into her fourth career quarterfinal in Doha, a tournament where she has enjoyed repeated deep runs, including two runner-up finishes.
Ostapenko will next take on lucky loser Elisabetta Cocciaretto, who survived a dramatic, nearly three-hour encounter against Ann Li, 7-6(5) 5-7 6-4. The Italian reached her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal after a match defined by constant shifts in momentum — overturning a 5-2 deficit and saving five set points in the opening set, surrendering the second after leading 5-3, then rallying again from 4-2 down in the decider.
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One quarterfinalist advanced under unfortunate circumstances. Karolina Muchova moved through after Karolina Pliskova was forced to retire due to injury. While the ending was disappointing, Pliskova had shown encouraging signs during her comeback week in Doha, and attention will now turn to her recovery ahead of Dubai.
Perhaps the most dramatic match of the third round came in a showdown between the two highest-ranked teenagers in the game. Victoria Mboko and Mirra Andreeva renewed their budding rivalry in a gripping three-set encounter, with Mboko flipping the script from their earlier meeting this season in the Adelaide International final. The Canadian held firm in the decider, saving herself from defeat after Andreeva missed a match point due to a double fault, and eventually sealed the win in a tense tiebreak, 6-3 3-6 7-6(5). The victory marks Mboko’s third career win over a Top 10 opponent and sends her into her second WTA 1000 quarterfinal.
Elena Rybakina became the seventh player through to the Doha quarterfinals after edging past Zheng Qinwen in a gripping three-set battle. The Kazakhstani recovered from a set down and held her nerve in a tense deciding set, where a 5–2 lead evaporated before she regrouped to close out a 4-6 6-2 7-5 victory. The win sends Rybakina into her third consecutive quarterfinal at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open and extends her winning streak to nine matches.
Experience, momentum, and fearless youth are all colliding as the Qatar TotalEnergies Open moves into its decisive phase.
