On Friday, the Russian tennis star delivered a big performance to beat No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina in the semifinal. 6-4 4-6 6-3. A day earlier, the 17-year-old went second-seeded I

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No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek overcame fifth-seeded Elena Rybakina in two sets 6-2 7-5 to progress into the Doha semifinal and clinch her 15th consecutive win at the Qatar Open. The Pole - who is bidding for a four-peat in Doha this week - made an early statement after breaking the Kazakh in the second and eighth games to routinely win the first set.