Daria Kasatkina does it again! After stunning then world No.1 Angelique Kerber in the second round of the Apia International Sydney in January, the Russian repeated the feat in February, eliminating the German in the second round of the Qatar Total Open in Doha.
The second-ranked Kerber wasted all her six break point opportunities in the opening set, allowing her opponent to take advantage first, but then responded by serving Kasatkina a bagel in the second set. The world No.32 from Togliatty regrouped in the decider, kicking it off with a lead 3-0 and then closing out victory to secure a quarterfinal meeting with Monica Puig later in the day.