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Superb Svitolina Storms Into Quarters Sport THURSDAY 4 MARCH 2021 QatarQ MotoGP rounds to reach an audience ofo over 430 million around the globe These races in Qatar – like in previous years - will be held duringd night and this time the live feed will reach homes in morem than 200 countries. Television audience will reach arounda 430 million homes around the world. Abdulrehman Al Mannai, President of Qatar Sport | 11 Motor and Motorcycle Federation BASKETBALL: AMIR CUP 2021 Al Gharafa (Franklin Session Jr. 32) beat Qatar SC 93-69; Al Ahli (M. Darwish 27) beat Al Khor 75-66 Qatar Total Open: Muguruza ousts defending champion Sabalenka in thriller Superb Svitolina storms into quarters WTA QATAR TOTAL OPEN RESULTS TODAY'S ORDER OF PLAY FAWAD HUSSAIN Elina Svitolina of WOMEN'S SINGLES CENTRE COURT THE PENINSULA Ukraine in action ROUND OF 16 during her Round Starts at 02:30pm Solid serves, powerful winners Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, def. Angelique Kerber, Germany, 6-1, 6-4. of 16 singles match SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS and most importantly the fans Victoria Azarenka (8), Belarus, def. Laura Siegemund, Germany, 6-4, 6-2. against Misaki A. Kontaveit (EST) vs P. Kvitova (CZE) (4) support, top seed Elina Svitolina Jessica Pegula, United States, def. Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, 6-2, 7-5. Doi of Japan on Not before 4:00pm had it all as she began quest for Petra Kvitova (4), Czech Republic, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 6-1, 6-3. the third day of J. Pegula (USA) vs K. Pliskova (CZE) her maiden Qatar Total Open Maria Sakkari, Greece, def. Madison Keys, United States, 6-2, 6-2. the Qatar Total Not before 6:00pm title yesterday. Elina Svitolina (1), Ukraine, def. Misaki Doi, Japan, 6-1, 6-2. Open at Khalifa E. Svitolina (UKR) (1) vs V. Azarenka During the action-packed Garbine Muguruza, Spain, def. Aryna Sabalenka (3), Belarus, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3. International (BLR) (8) third day at the Khalifa Inter- Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic def. Ons Jabeur, Tunisia, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 Tennis and Followed by national Tennis and Squash Squash Complex Garbine Muguruza (ESP) vs M. Sakkari Complex, the World No.5 from WOMEN'S DOUBLES yesterday. (GRE) Ukraine – who received a bye QUARTER-FINALS in the second round – crushed Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova (1), Czech Republic, def. Kiki Bertens and DOUBLES SEMI-FINALS Misaki Doi 6-1, 6-2 to storm into Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, Netherlands, 4-6, 6-4, 13-11. COURT A the quarter-finals of the Sania Mirza, India, and Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, def. Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, Starts at 02:30pm $565,530 tournament. and Anna Blinkova (4), Russia, 6-2, 6-0. A. Klepac (SLO), S. Mirza (IND) vs N. Svitolina’s ruthless display Nicole Melichar, United States, and Demi Schuurs (2), Netherlands, def. Bethanie Melichar (USA), lasted for exactly an hour as the Mattek-Sands and Jessica Pegula, United States, 6-1, 6-1. D. Schuurs (NED) (2) 26-year-old brought an end to Monica Niculescu, Romania, and Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, def. Elena Vesnina, Followed by Japanese lucky loser’s cam- Russia, and Laura Siegemund, Germany, 6-3, 6-4. B. Krejcikova (CZE), K. Siniakova (CZE) paign that included her first (1) vs Jelena Ostapenko (LAT), Monica round win over China’s Saisai performance today, and to be here and to see the crowd Niculescu (ROU) Zheng. here playing is really special for support.” The top seed, who reached me,” Svitolina, who is looking In her third quarter-final of the semi-final of the event in to add golden Falcon Trophy to the season after the Abu Dhabi Karolina Pliskova gets her 2019, fired 26 winners to just 10 her collection, said after the and Gippsland Trophy outings, revenge unforced errors to seal victory. win. Svitolina will meet her doubles “I am really happy with my “It’s amazing to come back partner Victoria Azarenka in the Meanwhile, second seeded last-8 clash, today. Karolina Pliskova avenged her Two-time champion in last year’s defeat to Ons Jabeur, Doha, Azarenka brushed aside defeating the Tunisian 6-4, 4-6, Germany’s Laura Siegemund 7-5 in two hours and 13 minutes. 6-4, 6-2, in her second round Backed by fans, World No.31 match, yesterday. Jabeur – the highest-ranked “It’s going to be an exciting Arab women ever – staged a match. We have been sharing fightback against the World No. the court on the same side but 6 in the second set, but the tomorrow it’s not on the same Czech ensured to avoid her side but another side,” Svitolina Muguruza wins both the stars rallying for points third round defeat last year. said about her duel with blockbuster against – particularly in the last two Pliskova will meet American Azarenka. Sabalenka sets. Jessica Pegula in the last-eight Seeded eighth, Azarenka Spaniard Muguruza, a as the Australian Open quarter- rallied from 1-3 down in the first In a much-hyped match last World No.16, had a solid start finalist continued with her fine set to overcome qualifier night that lived up to the top winning the first set without form, clinching a 6-2, 7-5 Siegemund, who stunned World billing, former World No.1 much resistance, before third victory over 2016 runner-up No.23 Elena Rybakina in the first Garbine Muguruza dispatched seeded Belarusian – World No.8 Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia. round. The German struck 25 defending champion Aryna – staged a fightback to take the Earlier yesterday, fourth winners compared to Belaru- Sabalenka 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3. match to the decisive set. seed Petra Kvitova – the 2018 sian’s 15, but Azarenka was more The match that lasted for 2 Again it was 3-3, before champion – defeated Russia’s consistent, keeping her unforced hours and 26 minutes – the Muguruza ended Sabalenka’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, error count to 15 as compared to longest in the tournament so far hopes of clinching a rare double 6-3 in 1 hour 13 minutes. The Siegemund’s 24. – produced quality stuff with in Doha, also avenging her Czech fired 31 winners and defeat in Beijing when the two recorded a 76% first serve per- met last in 2018 . centage during her win. “We both were playing “I think I played pretty good great, I had my chances in the game today, and I hope it will second set but I couldn’t closed help me in the future,” Kvitova, the match and she (Sabalenka) who will meet Estonia’s Anett came back stronger. I just Kontaveit in the quarter-final, fought and stayed back and kept said after her win. thinking I would win,” said a Ranked 24 in the WTA com- calm-looking Muguruza. puter, Kontaveit put up a dom- The Spaniard will meet inating display to brush aside Greek Maria Sakkari, who Germany’s Angelique Kerber Anett defeated America’s Madison 6-1, 6-4, the 2014 Doha Kontaveit Keys 6-2, 6-2 to advance in one runner-up. of Estonia serves to hour and eight minutes. The Estonian dropped her Angelique “This is a tough tournament serve just once as she took a 4-1 Kerber of Garbine Muguruza of Spain serves and every player is very good. lead over the former World No.1 Germany. against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. I am just looking ahead to in head-to-head among the another fight,” said Muguruza. duo. Juventus great AMIR CUP QUARTER-FINALS Amir Cup: Al Sadd crush Buffon set to Al Duhail beat Al Shamal 2-0 Al Rayyan beat Al Kharitiyat 2-0 Al Gharafa 5-0 to meet retire by 2023 Al Sadd beat Al Gharafa 5-0 Al Arabi beat Al Sailiya 4-1 REUTERS – TURIN Al Arabi in semi-final Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has revealed THE PENINSULA – DOHA second a minute later. Afif then made it that he plans to retire by June 2023 at the latest 3-0 at the stroke of halftime. but won’t rule out hanging up his boots sooner. Reigning champions Al Sadd rode on a Bounedjah scored his second goal and The 43-year-old’s contract with the Turin club brilliant double by Algerian goal machine Al Sadd’s fourth in the 72nd minute, and expires at the end of the season and a renewal is Baghdad Bounedjah, thrashing Al Gharafa then substitute Abdurisag netted the fifth yet to be agreed with the Italian champions. 5-0 to storm into the semi-finals of Amir in the 80th minute to conclude the “Look, in my head, there truly is a final stop Cup at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium scoring. sign, a maximum bar, which is June 2023,” Buffon yesterday. Meanwhile, at the Qatar SC Stadium said in an interview with The Guardian. In the semi-final, the Wolves will meet yesterday, Mohanad Ali took lead for Al “That is the maximum, really, really the Al Arabi, who rallied from a goal down to Sailiya with a strike in 12th minute before maximum. But I could also stop playing in four crush Al Sailiya 4-1 in yesterday's other The Dream Team made a strong comeback months.” quarter-final. to book clash with Al Sadd - a rematch of Buffon, a 2006 World Cup champion with Al Sadd's Nam Tae-hee, Akram Afif and Yousuf last December's final. Italy and 10-time Serie A winner with Juventus, Baghdad Abdurisag were also on target for Xavi Mehrdad Mohammadi levelled for Al previously said in 2017 that he would retire in Bounedjah Hernandez-coached Al Sadd, who have Arabi 12 minutes after conceding a goal 2018, but he instead moved to French side Paris celebrates are seeking a record-extending 18th Amir before striker Youssef Msakni grabbed St Germain for a year before returning to Juve.
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