Navarro stuns Sabalenka to reach Indian Wells quarters
American Emma Navarro stunned world number two Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 3-6 6-2 to record the biggest win of her career and reach the quarter-finals of Indian Wells for the first time on Wednesday.
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Coco Gauff reaches Dubai quarterfinals after arguing with umpire - ESPN
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Coco Gauff rallied from a slow start and a second-set argument with the chair umpire to beat Karolina Pliskova 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 and reach the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships on Wednesday.
Aryna Sabalenka Crashes Out To Donna Vekic In Dubai Opener
Reigning Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka suffered an opening round upset at the hands of familiar foe Donna Vekic, going down 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-0 in Dubai on Tuesday. Contesting her first match since her successful title defence at Melbourne Park, Sabalenka blew a 7-6, 2-0 lead to succumb to her Croatian opponent in two hours and 22 minutes. The 31st-ranked Vekic, who now owns a 6-2 head-to-head lead in lifetime meetings against Sabalenka, was aggressive throughout the match and enters her next clash with big-hitting Romanian Sorana Cirstea searching for her first WTA 1000 quarter-final of her career. "At all times I didn't give up. I didn't stop believing that I can win. I just kept fighting," said Vekic, who is 9-13 against top-five opposition.
Leylah Fernandez loses Round 2 match in straight sets at Dubai Tennis Championship
Canada's Leylah Fernandez is out of the Dubai Tennis Championship after losing 6-3, 6-4 to Italy's Jasmine Paolini in the second round Tuesday.
Australian Open champion Sabalenka loses in Dubai on return to action
Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka fell to a 6-7(5) 6-3 6-0 second-round defeat by Donna Vekic on her return to action at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday.
Maria Sakkari falls to heavy defeat against Sorana Cirstea at Abu Dhabi Open
Maria Sakkari’s hopes of another deep run in Abu Dhabi were dashed at the first hurdle on Wednesday after the Greek third seed was convincingly beaten by Sorana Cirstea.
World's top-10 female players confirmed for 2024 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
The entire top-10 in female tennis will descend on the UAE next month for the 2024 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, with world No 1 Iga Swiatek and world No 2 Aryna Sabalenka leading the star-studded line-up.
Saudi trailblazer Yara Alhogbani handed Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open qualifier wildcard
Saudi Arabia's first professional female tennis player, Yara Alhogbani, will have the chance to compete against some of the game's biggest stars next month after she was handed a wildcard into the qualifiers for the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open.