The first racket of Ukraine Marta Kostyuk (No. 21 WTA) reached the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Doha (Qatar). In the third circle of competitions, the 22-year-old native of Kyiv confidently beat Polka Magdu Linett (No. 36 WTA). The match lasted 1 hour 41 minutes in end with a score of 6: 4, 6: 2. For the time spent on the court, March played three times, made 6 double errors and implemented 6 out of 16 break-punts. It was the second full -time meeting of tennis players.
For the first time, Kostyuk won Linett in September 2023 at a tournament in American San Diego. We add that Kostyuk started at competitions in a doha victory over Zeynep Sonmes from Turkey (6: 3, 6: 3), after which in the second round, sensationally beat the third racket of the world American Corey Gauff (6: 2, 7: 5). In the quarterfinals, Kostyuk will play against the winner of the match between American Amanda Anisimova (No. 41 WTA) and Canadka Leila Fernandez (No. 27 WTA).