DUBAI - Iga Swiatek avenged her defeat to Elina Svitolina from Wimbledon in 2023, with a commanding 6-1 6-4 performance on Feb 21 to blast into the Dubai quarter-finals.

The Polish world number one, who bagged a third consecutive Doha title on Feb 17, needed one hour and 23 minutes to defeat the 20th-ranked Svitolina, who returned this week from a back injury she sustained at last month’s Australian Open.