By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Thursday, February 6, 2025
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Emma Raducanu aims to get back on the winning track in Doha.
World No. 56 Raducanu has received a wild card into next week’s Qatar Total Open.
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The 22-year-old Briton has suffered successive first-round losses bowing to No. 101 Cristina Bucsa in her Singapore opener before falling to 2023 Wimbledon winner Marketa Vondrousova 6-3, 6-4 in the Abu Dhabi first-round earlier this week.
Last year, Iga Swiatek made ihstory in Doha.
Roaring back from 1-4 down, Swiatek saved a set point in the tiebreaker defeating Elena Rybakina 7-6(8) 6-2 to capture her third consecutive Qatar Open crown and make history as the first three-time Doha champion.
History Maker 👑The moment @iga_swiatek retained her title in Doha. #QatarTotalEnergiesOpen pic.twitter.com/qizfADa84v
— wta (@WTA) February 17, 2024
Blown out at the start, Swiatek amped up her aggression and accuracy overcoming both blustery conditions and the 2022 Wimbledon winner who had beaten her three times in a row.
“It was really long, it was really tough,” Swiatek said after the two-hour, 19-minute triumph. “Congrats to Elena for a great tournament and to your team.
“You’re doing a great job. We already played so many tough matches that I think it’s just gonna be great if we continue and have fun and just give a nice experience to the fans.”
The top-seeded Swiatek became the first woman to win a WTA tournament three times in a row since Serena Williams swept the Miami Open from 2013 to 2015.
