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.

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

After a week of upsets in Doha, the top seeds are looking to redeem themselves at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Sabalenka faces a possible opening-round rematch with Ekaterina Alexandrova, who defeated the world No. 1 last week in Doha.

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,

World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka blamed a lack of focus and motivation for her last-16 defeat at the Dubai Championships, where she fell 6-3 6-2 to World No 38 Clara Tauson. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

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

Aryna Sabalenka analyzed the reasons behind her losses at the 2025 Qatar Open in Doha and the 2025 Dubai Championships. Despite being the World No. 1 player, Sabalenka couldn't win more than one

She 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.

In the Round of 32 at the WTA Dubai, UAE on Tuesday, Veronika Kudermetova (ranked No. 50) faces Aryna Sabalenka (No. 1).In her most recent competition, Sabalenka lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3,

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka made a surprising schedule change before the Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open beginning March 2. Sabalenka’s 2025 season would be described as a disappointment by her lofty standards. She failed to complete the three-peat at the Australian Open and lost in the early rounds at Doha (Round of 32) and Dubai (Round of 16).

The world No. 1 has won just one of the three matches she contested during this Middle East swing. Read more at straitstimes.com.