​After Petra Kvitova, three more Grand Slam winners left the “WTA 500” tournament in Doha on Wednesday: Olena Ostapenko, Victoria Azarenka and Sofia Kenin.

Olena Ostapenko lost to Jessica Pegula, missing two match points

2017 Roland Garros champion Latvian Ostapenko (14 WTA) led 5-2 in the deciding set of the match against Jessica Pegula (4 WTA), but could not close out the game, she also missed two match points (at 5-4) and finally conceded after an hour and 52 minutes of play, score 6-2, 2-6, 7-5.

Pegula (2nd seed) will play in the quarters against the winner of the match between Daria Kasatkina (8 WTA, 6 seed) and Beatrice Haddad Maia (12 WTA).

Victoria Azarenka, Belinda Bencic was eliminated

Australian Open crowning queen in 2012 and 2013, Victoria Azarenka (WTA 17) started the match perfectly against Belinda Bencic (WTA 9, favorite 7) and won the first match 6-1. The Olympic champion from Tokyo made an impressive comeback and won the next set with a score of 7-6(4), 6-4.

Bencic (favorite 7) will fight for a place in the semifinals with the winner of the match between Iga Sviatek (world leader) and Danielle Collins (42 WTA).

Sofia Kenin, defeated by Veronika Kudermetova

2020 Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin (WTA No. 210) has not found a path to success in recent years and was defeated in straight sets by Veronika Kudermetova (WTA No. 11), 6-2, 7-5.

In the next round, Kudermetova (8th seed) will meet Coco Gauff (4), who previously defeated Petra Kvitova (2011 and 2014 Wimbledon champion).

The Qatar TotalEnergies Open (from Doha) runs from February 13 to 18 on hard, is part of the WTA 500 category, has a total prize pool of $780,637, and the title is won by Iga Sviatek (title won in 2022).