Qatar Open: No 1 seed Iga Swiatek loses to unseeded Maria Sakkari to crash out at quarter-final stage
World No 2 Iga Swiatek suffers 2-6 6-4 7-5 defeat to Maria Sakkari in the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open; watch the ATP and WTA Tours live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports app
Thursday 12 February 2026 17:13, UK
World No 2 Iga Swiatek has been dumped out of the Qatar Open after losing 2-6 6-4 7-5 to Maria Sakkari in a shock quarter-final upset.
Swiatek - the top seed in the competition - got off to a routine start in a dominant 33-minute first set, but the world No 52 Sakkari battled back, forcing a decider as she claimed her first set in five matches against the Pole.
Sakkari was made to pay for a missed match point at 5-2 in the deciding set when Swiatek won three straight games to bring the match back to level.
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Her opponent, though, held her own serve and then claimed the crucial break in the final game to book her place in the semi-finals.
The Greek will next face the winner of the quarter-final between Karolina Muchova and Anna Kalinskaya as she looks to win a third WTA singles title and first since 2023.
