Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shock loss in her first post-Australian Open match as the Belarusian is out of the WTA 1000 tournament in Doha. After a first-round bye, the top seed met Ekaterina Alexandrova in her opener at the Qatar Open.
Doha Qatar TotalEnergies Open Semifinal Preview. This is the surprise semifinal. Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff, the No. 1 and 3 seeds, respectively, were supposed to be here. Ins
Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff have made a slow start to 2025. The maiden major for Madison Keys might have taken more out of their legs than the schedule.
Linz champion Ekaterina Alexandrova stunned World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the second round of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open in a come-from-behind three-set thriller.
After a week of upsets in Doha, the top seeds are looking to redeem themselves at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
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Sabalenka faces a possible opening-round rematch with Ekaterina Alexandrova, who defeated the world No. 1 last week in Doha.
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Sabalenka is far from the only top-ranked player to struggle during the Middle East swing of the WTA schedule. Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek, and Qinwen Zheng have all suffered early exits in Doha and Dubai.
Here’s some of our favorite ways to make the most out of next week’s tennis trip to Dubai. The first WTA 1000 of the year in Doha, Qatar saw its fair share of upsets from Ekaterina Alexandrova toppling Aryna Sabalenka and Amanda Anisimova stunning Paula Badosa,
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Tennis World on MSNAryna Sabalenka reveals the main reason for her shocking loss in DohaAryna Sabalenka's 2025 seemed to have started in the best way, having reached the final at the 2025 Australian Open. The Belarusian player was ready to lift another trophy in one of her favorite tournaments,
None of the WTA’s top three players have won a title this year. After recent struggles and upsets at the Australian Open, Dubai and Qatar Open, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka
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Tennis World on MSNThe AO final continues to haunt Aryna SabalenkaShe returned to action about three weeks after that disappointment, but it was clear to everyone that the repercussions of the AO final were still present in her mind. It is no coincidence that Aryna was prematurely eliminated in two very prestigious tournaments such as Doha and Dubai.
The Belarusian goes 1,091 points ahead of the second-ranked Iga Swiatek of Poland. Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka lost two spots to place 34th. Aliaksandra Sasnovich went up one position to 113th.
No. 4 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy defeated France's Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-4, and No. 5 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan topped Peyton Stearns 6-2, 6-4 to move to the Round of 16 but other seeds had a rough time in early play Tuesday.
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