Three-times defending champion Iga Swiatek was bundled out of the Qatar Open by Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, who beat the Polish second seed 6-3 6-1 in the semi-finals on Friday. The 23-year-old five-times Grand Slam champion Swiatek,

Jelena Ostapenko ended Iga Swiatek's three-year reign at the Qatar Open in the semifinals Friday. No. 37-ranked Ostapenko won 6-3, 6-1 and improved her record against No. 2 Swiatek to 5-0. The Latvian is the only active player to have faced Swiatek at least twice and kept a winning record.

The cameras picked up an outstanding moment in Doha as an angry Iga Swiatek was smashing her racket while Jelena Ostapenko observed it and laughed. After falling short in her four first matches against the Latvian, the five-time Grand Slam champion entered their Doha semifinal hoping to finally get one win in their meetings.