Ostapenko got off to a confident start by winning the opening two games before taking a 4-2 lead en route to taking the first set. She produced an utterly dominant display in the second set to race to a 4-0 lead before wrapping up the win in just a little over an hour.

Iga Swiatek suffers her worst defeat in two years as Jelena Ostapenko breezes past the world number two in straight sets to reach the Qatar Open final.

Swiatek has never beaten the Latvian and was immediately put under pressure, losing her serve in the opening game of the match.