Muguruza sets up clash with AzarenkaAFP, DOHASpain’s Garbine Muguruza on Thursday defeated Greece’s Maria Sakkari 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the semi-finals of the Qatar Open where she was to face fellow former world No. “I’m happy, I felt good on court,” former Wimbledon and Roland Garros champion Muguruza said after her victory. “Every match is hard, it’s always difficult,” Muguruza said as she looked ahead to her clash with Azarenka. In the other quarter-finals, two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova outfoxed Anett Kontaveit in three arduous sets, seeing off the Estonian 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. The second set threatened to derail Kvitova’s earlier momentum, with the Czech facing several service breaks.

Source: Taipei Times March 05, 2021 15:56 UTC