Jelena Ostapenko dropped just four games against Jasmine Paolini to reach the Qatar TotalEnergies Open quarterfinals.
The Latvian won their only tour-level meeting at the 2023 US Open; she gets another crack at the accomplished Italian at the right time.
Pegula and Rybakina restored order after a slew of shock exits in Qatar, but No. 4 seed Jasmine Paolini wasn’t so lucky in her loss to Jelena Ostapenko.
Jasmine Paolini and Elena Rybakina both advanced to the Qatar TotalEnergies Open third round with straight-sets victories, while Amanda Anisimova upset Top 10 player Paula Badosa.
Jessica Pegula knows a thing or two about rewriting your narrative. The World No. 5 checks in ahead from the Qatar TotalEnergies Open in Doha, where she opened with a tough win over Elina Svitolina.