Jelena Ostapenko was in a hurry on the way to her fifth individual tournament victory on the WTA Tour: the 2017 French Open winner needed only 65 minutes to beat Veronika in the final of the WTA Tour 500 tournament in Dubai Kudermetova with 6: 0 and 6: 4 to enforce. In addition to the triumph in Roland Garros, Ostapenko also won in Seoul 2017, in Luxembourg 2019 and in Eastbourne last year.

The 24-year-old put on an impressive tournament in Dubai, turning a set deficit three times: in round two against Iga Swiatek, then against Petra Kvitova and in yesterday's semi-final against Simona Halep. Ostapenko only won against Swiatek and Kvitova in the tie-break of the third set.

Ostapenko and Kudermetova will continue in Doha next week. Before that, however, the two will meet in the doubles final in Dubai: the Russian alongside Elise Mertens, Ostapenko has made it into the final with Lyudmyla Kichenok.

Here the single tableau in Dubai