That’s a wrap for the 2021 Qatar Total Open. Saturday’s final between Petra Kvitova and Garbiñe Muguruza was a quick one as Petra won, 6-2 6-1 in just 66 minutes. This post ties a neat bow on Doha. Next week, the tour moves to Dubai for the first WTA 1000 event of the season. There…
Quarter-finals day at the 2021 Qatar Total Open featured four match-ups where there wasn’t really a clear favourite in any of them. In reality, three of the matches were one-sided and the only three setter had a clear frontrunner from the start. If you missed out on today’s Doha quarter-finals then hopefully this post brings…
The second round is in the books in Doha. The day session was mostly underwhelming in a sea of straight setters. Things kicked into gear with a cracking night session. Muguruza-Sabalenka lived up to the expectation, which is the focus of today’s post, and Pliskova-Jabeur was super entertaining with Pliskova just about hanging on in…
The WTA tour has moved away from Australia with the Middle East swing kicking off in Doha. It’s the classic WTA draw with so many 50-50 match-ups. I tentatively went for a Kvitova-Muguruza final in my Draw Challenge. Last week in Adelaide, Iga Swiatek won the title without dropping a set. Very, very impressed with…
The 2020 Qatar Total Open concluded on Saturday to bring a close to the Middle East swing. Aryna Sabalenka beat Petra Kvitova to win the title in Doha. Read on for a review of the final. I’ve enjoyed the Dubai-Doha double this year with a handful of memorable moments and quality matches. I’m hoping to…
This post covers Thursday’s action in Doha with reviews of the final two quarter-finals between Petra Kvitova and Ons Jabeur, and Ash Barty and Garbiñe Muguruza. The semi-finals are set for Friday and it should be a good end to the tournament. Petra Kvitova and Ash Barty will reprise their rivalry with a second meeting…
This post reviews second round matches across Monday and Tuesday’s schedule at the 2020 Qatar Total Open in Doha. It’s been a good tournament so far and the slate of third rounders is enticing – Muguruza vs. Yastremska, Kvitova vs. Ostapenko, Pliskova vs. Jabeur and plenty more! Read on for the highlights from the second…
Main draw action at the 2020 Qatar Total Open began on Sunday with 12 first round matches on the schedule. Sunday starts to a tournament are an absolute delight! It makes such a difference to watch tennis live so I enjoyed a tennis binge day. Only two seeds were in action on Sunday and both…
The first Premier 5 tournament of 2020 is upon us with the main draw set to commence on Sunday at the Qatar Total Open in Doha. It’s a decent line-up with six of the world’s top ten in the draw. Simona Halep, who beat Elena Rybakina in a stunning final to win Dubai, has pulled…
I only bring out my favourite Petra pic for special occasions and this is a worthy moment. I have felt so moved by the tennis this weekend that I wanted to write about it. The 2018 Qatar Total Open came to a conclusion with my favourite match of the week. Petra Kvitova made it…
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