Krejcikova has now won two titles against Swiatek in the last two encounters, both of which have come in finals. Last year's 3-hour, 16-minute Ostrava final and this 91-minute Dubai final have both been won by Krejcikova.
Playing in Doha, the 34-year-old produced a strong first-round performance to brush past Daniel 6-2, 6-2.
The 21-year-old Sabalenka needed less than 75 minutes to complete the convincing win.
Ash Barty beat former No. 1 Garbine Muguruza, 6-1, 6-7, 6-2 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Qatar Open.
Garbine Muguruza beat Ukrainian teenager Dayana Yastremska 6-2, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open.
Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin lost her opening match for the second week in a row as Dayana Yastremska defeated the American 6-3, 7-6 (4) Tuesday at the Qatar Open.
Caroline Wozniacki was joined on the sidelines by Ashleigh Barty of Australia and Caroline Garcia of France.
Novak Djokovic lost to Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 6-7 (6/8) 4-6 to crash out of the Qatar Open.
For Sharath, who did not have a good track record against Koki Nowa, the win looked rather sweet as he was down in most games.
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Doha, Qatar, Feb 16: Caroline Wozniacki failed to convert three match points as she was ousted by Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) in her opening match at the Qatar Open
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Doha, Jan 6: Defending champion Roger Federer pulled out of his Qatar Open semifinal against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga because of a back muscle spasm on Friday but expects to be fit for the Australian Open.In a
Doha, Jan 4: Rafael Nadal struggled past Philipp Kohlschreiber while Qatar Open defending champion Roger Federer routed Nikolay Davydenko in their season-openers on Tuesday.The second-ranked Nadal overcame Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3 in
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