American Amanda Anisimova is through to the second WTA 1000 final of her career after beating Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open on Friday.

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The 23-year-old former World No. 21, currently ranked No. 41, cooled off the in-form Alexandrova, who had won her last eight matches, including upsets of No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and No. 6 Jessica Pegula this week. She impressively saved nine of 10 break points she faced in 1 hour and 30 minutes, breaking Alexandrova's serve four times.

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2: Anisimova now leads Alexandrova 2-1 in their all-time head-to-head. Coincidentally, both of those wins are in Doha, as her first came in her tournament debut in 2020.

5: Anisimova's win over No. 26 Alexandrova marked her fifth against a Top 30 player in the PIF WTA Rankings this week. 

"I've been putting in a lot of work ... and I think it's really showing up here," Anisimova said afterwards. "I'm happy with the results and the performances I was able to put out here this week.

"Playing against so many tough competitors, getting all of these matches under my belt, has been really great."

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She's also through to her fifth Hologic WTA Tour singles final overall, and bids for her first title since the Melbourne Summer Set 2 in 2022.

23: She will bid to be the first American champion in Doha since Monica Seles lifted the trophy in 2002. 

25: Anisimova's 25 winners were nearly double Alexandrova's total of 13, and powered her through to victory. The American's world-class backhand was responsible for the majority of those, and at one point, she had out-hit the Linz champion on that side by a winner margin of 11-2.