Moments ago, World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka got knocked out of the first round of the Qatar Open (called the Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2025 or Doha Open). Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Sabalenka in a hard-fought,

It was doomsday for seeds at the Qatar Open as Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff were sent packing by surprise packages. Both women were playing in their opening matches of the tournament.

Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shock loss in her first post-Australian Open match as the Belarusian is out of the WTA 1000 tournament in Doha. After a first-round bye, the top seed met Ekaterina Alexandrova in her opener at the Qatar Open.

Sabalenka was back competing at the Qatar Open for the first time since 2022, having won the 2020 title in what is the first WTA 1000 event of the season. Alexandrova's reward was a last-16 date with Belgian Elise Mertens.

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

Ekaterina Alexandrova prevailed in a deciding-set tie-break to dump world number one Aryna Sabalenka out of the Qatar Open on Tuesday.

Coco Gauff navigates setbacks amid heated rivalry with Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka. Dive into the 2025 season's struggles and shifting dynamics in women's tennis.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka and number three Coco Gauff have both been knocked out in the second round of the Qatar Open. Sabalenka was beaten by Ekaterina Alexandrova at the WTA 1,000 event in Doha, while Gauff lost to Marta Kostyuk.

A day packed with upsets saw the defending champion and the only Arab player in action qualify for the next round. Ons Jabeur put on a stellar show to

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,

No. 4 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy defeated France's Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-4, and No. 5 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan topped Peyton Stearns 6-2, 6-4 to move to the Round of 16 but other seeds had a rough time in early play Tuesday.

Poland’s Iga Swiatek is facing an uphill task in reclaiming the number one spot in women’s tennis as Aryna Sabalenka is likely to remain atop for some time to come.