In the early morning of February 16, Beijing time, the 2024 WTA1000 Doha station ended the competition for the women's singles 1 4 finals, and the women's singles semifinals were all released.
Swiatek, Pliskova, Rybakina and Pavlyuchenkova all beat their respective opponents 2-0 to advance to the semi-finals. I thought that the 1 4 finals would be very close, but the current world No. 1 Swiatek kept a clean sheet 6-0 in the second set. The only more tangled match was when Pliskova faced Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, and won both sets in a "tie-break".
1.Swiatek 2-0 Azarenka
Two sets: 6-4, 6-0.
Swiatek was in good form, breaking in the opening game; After all, Azarenka is the former world No. 1, and it is impossible to easily tie his hands down, and he turned around and scored 8 points in a row, breaking the tie and overtaking the score 2-1. In the eighth game after 4-3, Azarenka missed a good chance to break; Swiatek's form improved after a thrilling hold and then she didn't give her opponent another chance, winning three games in a row at the end of the first set.
Swiatek continued her good form in the second set, winning 6-0 in one go. After the reversal of the first set, Azarenka's confidence was hit hard; Coupled with the fact that his physical fitness was obviously inferior to that of his opponent in the year of play, the second set was almost on the verge of collapse and he lost quickly. Without an absolute quality return, Azarenka simply couldn't penetrate Swiatek's solid defence.
2.Pliskova 2-0 Naomi Osaka
Two sets: 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5).
After Naomi Osaka gave birth to a baby, she has been trying to recover. Although the awareness of playing is still there, it is difficult to get back the feel, and there are too many mistakes in actively changing the line.
In the first 12 games of the first set, the two sides fought to a 6-6 draw; In the first set, the "tie-break" was tied at 6-6 again, and Pliskova won the first set with one goal. In the second set, Naomi Osaka broke first in the third game, but she didn't have to be happy for long, and in the fourth game, Pliskova quickly broke back, and the two sides returned to the same starting line. Naomi Osaka saved 1 match point in the 10th game and 2 match points again in the 12th game, stubbornly dragging the game into a "tie-break": Pliskova first led 3-0, and then lost 4 points in a row; After 5-5, he scored two points in a row and won the "tie-break" again.
3.Rybakina 2-0 Fernandes
Two sets: 6-4, 6-2.
Rybakina said she was tired after knocking out Navarro 2-1 in the last round, she is 184 cm tall, but she is on the thin side and has always had a lot of physical reserves.
In this round against Fernandes, Rybakina did not enter the state at all, and was suppressed by the opponent's speed, conceding two in the first three service games, and falling behind 1-4 at one point. Rybakina started with the return serve, and in the sixth game, the service was abnormal**, and she grabbed the opportunity to take the initiative to get started, and broke back a game. Rybakina then got better, picked up her serve, and almost took over the match, winning five games in a row in the first set to win 6-4. After 2-2 in the second set, he won four games in a row to seal the victory 6-2.
In the face of absolute strength, a 168-centimeter small player like Fernandez, facing Rybakina, who is in the best form, suffers in both serving and receiving, and it is not easy to penetrate the opponent's defense through the bottom line.
4.Pavlyuchenkova 2-0 Collins
Two sets: 7-5, 6-4.
Pavlyuchenkova previously faced Collins and suffered a "three-game losing streak".
Pavlyuchenkova's first-serve scoring rate in this match was as high as 727%, all 4 break points were cashed in, and finally 2-0 perfect "revenge".
Swiatek(1) vs Pliskova.
The two sides have met three times before, with Swiatek winning them all. Another time was when Pliskova withdrew before the race.
Rybakina(3) vs Pavlyuchenkova.
The two sides met once in 2021, when Rybakina lost 1-2.
Who do you think will advance to the finals?