Sabalenka faces a possible opening-round rematch with Ekaterina Alexandrova, who defeated the world No. 1 last week in Doha.

In my semifinal previews, I picked Jelena Ostapenko to lose to Iga Swiatek, and Amanda Anisimova to lose to Ekaterina Alexandrova. They wanted no time proving me wrong with easy, one-sided victories.

Jelena Ostapenko and Amanda Anisimova will face off in the final of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open. Here's what you need to know about Saturday's unseeded showdown.

World No. 2 Iga Swiatek won her 15th straight match in Doha with a straight-sets win over Elena Rybakina in the Qatar TotalEnergies Open quarterfinals.