Doha: Kerber follows Görges into the quarterfinals

Doha (SID) Angelique Kerber reached the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Doha after a significant improvement in performance. The former world number one from Kiel defeated Johanna Konta (Great Britain/No. 10) 1:6, 6:1, 6:3 and followed Julia Görges (Bad Oldesloe) into the top eight. There Kerber will face the current number one Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark). Görges, who quickly made it to the quarter-finals, had less trouble than Kerber. She defeated the world number 43. Mihaela Buzarnescu from Romania won 66:6, 2:6 in just 2 minutes. The 3,17-year-old is in the last eight for the first time in her career at the top-seeded tournament in the desert state of Qatar, which is worth $29 million. There she meets the world number 21. Petra Kvitova and thus for the third time in the current tournament against a Czech. In rounds one and two, Görges had already won against Kvitova's compatriots Lucie Safarova and Barbora Strycova. The Czech Republic is on the 21st/22nd. April will also be the semi-final opponent of the German Fed Cup team, for which Görges wants to compete. With the exception of the American Venus Williams, all players in the top ten in the world rankings are at the start in Doha.

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Doha: Kerber follows Görges into the quarterfinals

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