World primary Iga Swiatek continued her bid for a 3rd straight Qatar Open title, whereas Japan’s Naomi Osaka was knocked out in Doha.
Swiatek wanted simply 74 minutes to beat Belarusian former world primary Victoria Azarenka 6-4 6-0.
The Pole, who’s on an 11-match successful run in Doha, will play an in-form Karolina Pliskova within the semi-finals.
Czech Pliskova ended Osaka’s greatest run in almost two years with a 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-5) win.
4-time main winner Osaka returned to tennis final month after giving beginning to her daughter Shai in July.
Her quarter-final assembly with Pliskova was the furthest she had gone in a match since reaching the Miami Open last in April 2022, shedding to Swiatek.
Pliskova, who received her first WTA title in 4 years on the Transylvania Open on Sunday, was damaged by Osaka in her opening service sport however hit again instantly and got here out on high of the first-set tie-break.
Osaka saved a match level at 5-4 and two extra at 6-5 to drive a tie-break within the second set, however Pliskova sealed the success on the fourth time of asking after one hour and 43 minutes.
On the opposite aspect of the ladies’s attract Doha, 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina sealed her last-four spot as she fought again from 4-1 down within the opening set to beat Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-2.
The Kazakh third seed will face Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who defeated Danielle Collins 7-5 6-4.