Elena Rybakina is the first to admit that Iga Swiatek will be her toughest test yet in Doha but also adds that she plans to focus on herself and try to outplay the world No. 2 with her aggressive game. Since the Kazakh is seeded at No. 5, she and the second-seeded Pole are meeting a bit earlier than usual - in the quarterfinal stage.

Sixth-seed Jessica Pegula advanced on Wednesday to the quarterfinals of the Doha Open with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Daria Kasatkina. The American will next face Ekaterina Alexandrova, who beat Elise Mertens 6-4,

Three-time defending Qatar Open champion Iga Swiatek scrapped her way past Czech youngster Linda Noskova on Wednesday to set up a quarter-final with last year's runner-up Elena Rybakina. The five-time Grand Slam champion will take on 2022 Wimbledon winner Rybakina on Thursday for a place in the semi-finals.