Iga Swiatek swept past Jessica Pegula 6-3 6-0 in the Qatar TotalEnergies Open final to defend her Doha title and the points she earned at the start of her last year’s historic 37-match winning streak. Has there ever been a more dominant title run at a tournament than this one?
Swiatek was ruthless all week in Doha. After a first-round bye, the world No.1 wasted just 53 minutes to dispatch Danielle Collins 6-0 6-1, then Belinda Bencic handed her a walkover, and Veronika Kudermetova detained her on the court for just 56 minutes in the semifinal that finished with a 6-0 6-1 scoreline.