Top seeds Swiatek and Rybakina crash out in Doha

VIDEO SHOWS: WTA TOUR 1000 QATAR OPEN QUARTER-FINAL HIGHLIGHTS RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: DOHA, QATAR (FEBRUARY 12, 2026) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions before use) MARIA SAKKARI (ORANGE DRESS) V IGA SWIATEK FIRST SET  1. SWIATEK TAKING THE SET WITH A VOLLEY WINNER SECOND SET  2. SAKKARI HITTING A BACKHAND WINNER 3. SAKKARI TAKING THE SET  THIRD SET  4. SAKKARI HITTING A FOREHAND WINNER 5. VARIOUS OF SAKKARI WINNING 2-6 6-4 7-5 & THANKING CROWD VICTORIA MBOKO V ELENA RYBAKINA (YELLOW TOP) FIRST SET  6. MBOKO BREAKING SERVE WITH A FOREHAND WINNER EN ROUTE TO TAKING THE SET  SECOND SET  7. RYBAKINA HITTING AN OVERHEAD BACKHAND WINNER EN ROUTE TO TAKING THE SET  THIRD SET  8. MBOKO HITTING A BACKHAND WINNER 9. MBOKO HITTING A BACKHAND SLICE WINNER 10. VARIOUS OF MBOKO WINNING 7-5 4-6 6-4 & THANKING CROWD STORY: Top seeds Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina suffered respective quarter-final losses at the Qatar Open on Thursday (February 12). Polish world number two and former three-time champion in Doha, Swiatek, slumped to a 2-6 6-4 7-5 defeat against Greece’s Maria Sakkari. Later on, recent Australian Open winner Rybakina of Kazakhstan went down 7-5 4-6 6-4 to Canadian teenager and 10th seed Victoria Mboko. (Production: Stefan Haskins)

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