World number two Iga Swiatek and Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina both crashed out of the Qatar Open on Thursday losing their quarter-finals to Maria Sakkari and Victoria Mboko respectively. Top seed Swiatek fell short against a revitalized Sakkari, who rolled back the years as she clawed her way to a nervy 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory while 10th seed Mboko outmuscled Rybakina 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. “It’s been a while since I had a big win like today,” said Sakkari, who reached No. 3 in the rankings in 2022 but has slipped to 52nd. “When you drop in the rankings and […]... Keep on reading: Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina crash out of Qatar Open