Swiatek powers on in Doha
Iga Swiatek won against Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday evening and will play the winner of the match between Belarusian Victoria Azarenka and Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, the No 8 seed, in the next round.

Top-seeded and two-time defending champion Iga Swiatek reached the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open and stretched her Doha winning streak to ten by winning against Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 14 seed, 6-1, 6-4 at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha on Wednesday evening.

Swiatek, ranked No 1, will play the winner of the match between Belarusian Victoria Azarenka and Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, the No 8 seed, next.