Saudi trainers face fierce competition at Saudi Cup
The Kingdom’s trainers are expected to face tough competition when the Saudi Cup kicks off this weekend with a total prize pool of $35.35 million up for grabs.
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Sabalenka fights back against Ostapenko to reach Dubai Tennis Championships quarter-finals
Aryna Sabalenka displayed all the hallmarks of a Grand Slam champion by fighting back to defeat holder Jelena Ostapenko and reach the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships quarter-finals on Wednesday.
Top seeds in title frame as Dubai Tennis Championships enter quarter-finals
DUBAI: The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships’ top three seeds remain in contention for WTA1000 glory after successfully navigating their respective routes into Thursday’s quarter-finals.
WTA roundup: Walkover sends Iga Swiatek into Dubai semis
Iga Swiatek barely worked up a sweat on Wednesday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, yet she still registered two wins at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Madison Keys win in Dubai, Elena Rybakina and Karolina Pliskova withdraw
Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka remain on course to meet in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after coming through their last-16 matches in contrasting fashion. World No. 1 Swiatek recorded another dominant win as she beat Liudmila Samsonova 6-1 6-0 – and then got a bye into the semi-finals as Karolina Pliskova withdrew from the tournament due to illness.
Iga Swiatek: A year since 37-match winning streak started, can world No. 1 go again as she bids to win WTA Dubai?
February 22, 2022 wasn’t the day where it all started for Iga Swiatek, but in many ways it was. This time last year, Swiatek was not the star name on the WTA Tour. Ad Sure, she had won the French Open in super impressive fashion in October 2020, won in Adelaide at the start of 2021, and dismantled former world No.
World No. 1 Swiatek urges WTA to push for pay equality
World number one Iga Swiatek said she hopes the governing body of the women's game can do more to boost the tour in 2023 and further reduce pay disparity between the sexes outside the sport's biggest tournaments. Tennis has sought to be a leader in the battle for equality in the last couple of decades with equal prize money offered to men and women at the four Grand Slams. WTA Tour events, however, still often offer less prize money than those on the men's tour which operates its own circuit.
Swiatek says WTA must grow and continue push for pay equality
World number one Iga Swiatek said she hopes the governing body of the women's game can do more to boost the tour in 2023 and further reduce pay disparity between the sexes outside the sport's biggest tournaments.