Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan hits a return against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia during the women's singles semi-final match at the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha on February 16, 2024. (Photo by Karim Jaafar / AFP)
Doha, Qatar: Director of the Qatar TotalEnergies Women's Open Tennis Championship 2024 Saad Al Mohannadi, expects that the final match of the tournament between the World number one and defending champion Polish Iga Szwitek and Kazakh Elena Rybakina (world number four), slated for Saturday, to be a remarkable match.
In remarks today, Al Mohannadi expressed, his satisfaction with the widespread praise that the tournament is receiving globally, considering the 2024 edition to be one of the best editions in the tournament's history.
He pointed out that the final match will live up to the expectations of the fans who wish to watch the final of a special edition, stressing that the presence of Polish Iga Szwitek in the final is not surprising, especially since she is the best player at the present time, and the holder of the title in the past two editions.
He considered Kazakh Rybakina's qualification well-deserved in light of the strong performance she put throughout her career in the tournament, indicating that the fans will enjoy a final between two very important players.
