Qatar Open: Ostapenko upsets Paolini to reach quarter-finals
Jelena Ostapenko won against Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday and will play the winner of the match between Tunisian Ons Jabeur and American wildcard Sofia Kenin in the next round
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Latvian Jelena Ostapenko reached the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open by winning against Italian Jasmine Paolini, the No 4 seed, 6-2, 6-2 at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha on Wednesday afternoon.
Ostapenko, ranked No 37, will face the winner of the match between Tunisian Ons Jabeur and American wildcard Sofia Kenin next.
The Latvian defeated Japanese qualifier Aoi Ito (6-2, 6-1) and Russian Liudmila Samsonova, the No 16 seed (7-6 (5), 7-5) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Qatar tournament, Paolini, ranked No 4, beat French wildcard Caroline Garcia (6-3, 6-4).
Doha WTA 1000, other last 16 results (Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, hard, USD 3.664.963, most recent results first):
- Amanda Anisimova vs. Leylah Fernandez
- Ons Jabeur vs. Sofia Kenin
- Linda Noskova vs. Iga Swiatek
- Marta Kostyuk vs. Magda Linette
- Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Elise Mertens
- Daria Kasatkina vs. Jessica Pegula: wednesday
- Elena Rybakina (5) beat Rebecca Sramkova: 7-6 (1), 6-2
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