Norrie advances, Alcaraz leads at rain-suspended Rio Open
RIO DE JANEIRO: Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Cameron Norrie have carried over their momentum from last week’s tournament to the Rio Open on Tuesday.
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Sabalenka says Grand Slam win has fuelled hunger for success
Aryna Sabalenka heads into this week's Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships as the WTA Tour's newest Grand Slam champion, and the Belarusian said she is more motivated than ever before to build on her success.
Australian Open success whetted Sabalenka’s appetite for more glory
DUBAI: Aryna Sabalenka says her maiden Grand Slam triumph at the Australian Open last month has further fueled her hunger for success, as she looks to add more silverware to her cabinet. The world No.2 is undefeated so far in 2023, having won both tournaments she has contested to accrue a perfect 11-0 record. Sabalenka will put her winning streak on the line in Dubai this week, where she will make her first on-court appearance since lifting the trophy in Melbourne with victory over Elena Rybakina in the final three weeks ago.
Emma Raducanu and Cameron Norrie to play mixed doubles together at Eisenhower Cup at Indian Wells
Some of the world’s top tennis players will be teaming up at the Eisenhower Cup — a mixed doubles charity event — ahead of Indian Wells. The doubles teams includes Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka and last year’s Indian Wells champion Taylor Fritz, British women’s No. 1 Emma Raducanu and British men’s No.
17 of world’s top 20 female players enter draw for $2.9m Dubai Tennis Championships
DUBAI: With only days to go until the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships get under way, a throng of the elite 64-player field — including last month’s Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka and World No.1 Iga Swiatek — are already arriving in the emirate ahead of Saturday’s main draw when they will discover their pathways to the $2.9 million prize purse.
Wildcard Andy Murray relaxed and ready for Dubai Tennis Championships
DUBAI: British tennis legend Andy Murray has heaped praise on the ongoing evolution of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships which gets underway this weekend with the women’s WTA 1000 event followed by the men’s ATP 500 tournament.
Bencic saves three match points to clinch Abu Dhabi title
ABU DHABI: Olympic champion Belinda Bencic saved three match points to defeat Liudmila Samsonova in the Abu Dhabi final on Sunday for the eighth title of her career. The 25-year-old world number nine came through 1-6, 7-6 (10/8), 6-4, saving the three championship points in a marathon second-set tiebreak.
Belinda Bencic sets up Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open final clash with Liudmila Samsonova
ABU DHABI: World No. 9 Belinda Bencic and world No. 19 Liudmila Samsonova will meet in Sunday’s final of the inaugural Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open, presented by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, after coming through their semifinal encounters on Saturday.