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.
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Former champions Ostapenko and Svitolina up and running at Dubai Tennis Championships
The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships may be stacked with the best players in the world, who between them have won countless titles, but there are only two former champions in the field.
Naomi Osaka out of Qatar Open after narrow defeat to Karolina Pliskova
Naomi Osaka’s run at the Qatar Open ended in the quarter-finals with a narrow defeat by Karolina Pliskova.
Rybakina, Swiatek power into Qatar Open semi-finals, Osaka falls
:Third seed Elena Rybakina took time to get going but secured a 6-4 6-2 victory over Leylah Fernandez to reach the semi-finals of the Qatar Open on Thursday and stay on track for her third title of the season.
Iga Swiatek Eases Into Qatar Open Last Eight As Naomi Osaka Gets Walkover
World number one Iga Swiatek reached the Qatar Open quarter-finals for a third successive year on Wednesday as fellow four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka also made the last eight without hitting a ball. Swiatek, the two-time defending champion at the Gulf event, defeated 14th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-1, 6-4. The Russian battled bravely, saving four match points in the 10th game of the second set before Swiatek came through. The 22-year-old Pole will face another two-time Doha champion, Victoria Azarenka, in Thursday's quarter-finals. Former world number one Azarenka beat eighth-seeded Jelena Ostapenko 6-0, 6-3 for her third win over the Latvian this year.
Leylah Fernandez posts upset win over 12th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova at Qatar Open
Canadian Leylah Fernandez upset No. 12 seed Liudmila Samsonova 7-5, 7-6 (4) in first-round action of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open on Monday in Doha.
Sabalenka defeats Qinwen to win Australian Open women’s title
Sabalenka after winning her Australian Open title<br />
Sabalenka overpowers Zheng to retain Australian Open crown
MELBOURNE: Aryna Sabalenka continued to be an irrepressible force at the Australian Open as she powered to a 6-3 6-2 victory over Chinese 12th seed Zheng Qinwen on Saturday (Jan 27) to successfully defend her title and add a second Grand Slam trophy to her cabinet.