After a week of upsets in Doha, the top seeds are looking to redeem themselves at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
The American was back on court less than 48 hours after winning her first 1000-level title, but suffered a straight-set loss to countrywoman McCartney Kessler on Monday.
However, Badosa also served pretty well and allowed only one break so it was enough for her to get the job done in two sets. In her next match, the No. 9 seed will play against El
After advancing to the third round of the Australian Open, Emma Raducanu dropped four straight matches and appeared to be in free fall. However, Raducanu picked up a statement victory on Saturday. Raducanu defeated Maria Sakkari in straight sets: 6-4,
The bulk of the WTA's Top 10 is in action on Tuesday, as Gauff and Navarro both seek to put opening losses in Doha behind them.
Felix grabbed the opener 6-3 after a double break, and Daniil retired without shaking hands with his rival or the chair umpire. The Russian explained his setback, citing food poisoning and hoping to recover for next week's ATP 500 event in Dubai.
In the presser, Anisimova also noted that not everything was negative about the entire situation as her not being prepared for Dubai was caused by her triumphant Doha run. Meanwhi
Coco Gauff has picked up another surprise defeat as this time the American tennis star exited the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai after only one match played. After a first-round bye, the No. 3 seed took to the court today and suffered a 4-6 5-7 loss to 53rd-ranked McCartney Kessler.
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,
Doha finalist Jack Draper also used social media to announce he's pulled out of Dubai. Jack Draper and Taylor Fritz both hope to be fully fit for the upcoming Sunshine Double in Indian Wells and Miami after announcing their respective withdrawals from this week's ATP 500 events in Dubai and Acapulco.