Iga Swiatek suffers her worst defeat in two years as Jelena Ostapenko breezes past the world number two in straight sets to reach the Qatar Open final.

Ostapenko got off to a confident start by winning the opening two games before taking a 4-2 lead en route to taking the first set. She produced an utterly dominant display in the second set to race to a 4-0 lead before wrapping up the win in just a little over an hour.

Recalling her origins, Ostapenko slammed defending champion Iga Swiatek out of Doha, advancing to the final with an exceptional performance. Ostapenko broke serve five times, defeating Swiatek 6-3, 6-1,