Iga Swiatek directly blamed scheduling in tennis for her Dubai loss as the world No. 2 bluntly stated that in the circumstances "anybody can win these tournaments." On Thursday, the Polish tennis star saw her campaign at the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai come to an end in the quarterfinal after Mirra Andreeva claimed a 6-3 6-3 win in their matchup.

Polish tennis star Iga Swiatek has been one of the most dominant players on the WTA Tour over the last few years, and her record against her fellow top-ranked players proves she remains the player to beat.

Jelena Ostapenko achieved one notable feat by beating Iga Swiatek at the Qatar Open as the 27-year-old is the first player to have five wins against the Pole at the WTA level. On Friday, the Latvian impressively handled the business against the five-time Grand Slam winner, claiming a dominant 6-3 6-1 win in their Doha semifinal meeting.