Former No 1 Garbiñe Muguruza beat Ukrainian teenager Dayana Yastremska 6-2, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open.
Doha: Former No 1 Garbiñe Muguruza beat Ukrainian teenager Dayana Yastremska 6-2, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open. [caption id=“attachment_7962871” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]![File image of Spain’s Garbine Muguruza. AP Photo]()
File image of Spain’s Garbine Muguruza. AP Photo[/caption] Muguruza, the former French Open and Wimbledon champion who lost in this year’s Australian Open final, has reached the quarter-finals of all five tournaments she has played in 2020. She will next face current No. 1 Ash Barty, who advanced when Elena Rybakina had to withdraw from the tournament with an injury after her second-round win on Tuesday. Third-seeded Karolina Pliskova lost 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to Ons Jabeur, a rising talent from Tunisia who reached the Australian Open quarter-finals. Jabeur will next face Petra Kvitova, who defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 4-6, 6-1. Fourth-seeded Belinda Bencic also advanced by beating Yulia Putintseva 6-4, 6-3.
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