Kateryna Sinyakova made the surprise of the day at the “WTA 1000” tournament in Doha, managing to eliminate second seed Coco Gauff in the second round with a score of 6-2, 6-4.

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Coco Gauf, defeated by Kateryna Siniakova at the WTA in Doha

Coco Gauf, the third in the world ranking, received an unexpected response from Kateryna Sinyakova (42 WTA).

The player from the Czech Republic was in excellent control of both sets, dropping just six games to reach the round of 16 in one hour and 22 minutes.

In the next round, Sinyakova will meet the American Danielle Collins (63 WTA).

Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2024 will be held from February 11 to 17. The tournament is held on clay in Doha, is part of the “WTA 1000” category and offers a total prize pool of $3,211,715. The champion of the title is Iga Sviatek (2022, 2023), and Simona Halep won in 2014.

The main favorites of WTA Doha: Iga Svyatek (1), Coco Gauff (2), Elena Rybakina (3), Ons Jaber (4), Qinwen Zheng (5), Marketa Vondrousova (6), Maria Sakkari (7), Yelena Ostapenko ( 8).