Qatar Open: Pegula saves and match point and books spot in quarter-finals

American Jessica Pegula, the second seed, reached the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open by edging out Latvian Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha on Wednesday.

Pegula, ranked No 4, will face the winner of the match between Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 6 seed, and Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia next.

In the previous round of the Doha Open, Ostapenko, ranked No 14, won against American Madison Keys (7-5, 6-2).

Doha WTA 500, other second-round results (Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, hard, USD 780.637, most recent results first):

• Karolina Muchova vs. Caroline Garcia
• Iga Swiatek vs. Danielle Collins: wednesday
• Daria Kasatkina vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia: wednesday
• Maria Sakkari (5) beat Ekaterina Alexandrova: 6-3, 6-2
• Veronika Kudermetova (8) beat Sofia Kenin (WC): 6-2, 7-5
• Coco Gauff (4) beat Petra Kvitova: 6-3, 7-6 (6)
• Belinda Bencic (7) beat Victoria Azarenka (WC): 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4