Second-seeded Iga Swiatek advanced to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Open, while three of her main competitors were eliminated.
Clara Tauson didn't get much sleep but still beat No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships.
Recap, highlights, and stats from Clara Tauson's win over Aryna Sabalenka in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
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Tennis World on MSNDubai: Aryna Sabalenka's Middle East swing finishes with another shock early lossAryna Sabalenka picked up back-to-back early defeats in a tournament after suffering a shock exit in the Dubai round-of-16. Playing against Clara Tauson, the top-seeded Belarusian got dominated as the world No.
In the Round of 16 at the WTA Dubai, UAE on Wednesday, Clara Tauson (ranked No. 38) faces Aryna Sabalenka (No. 1).Sabalenka enters the Round of 16 after winning in two sets, 6-3, 6-4, over
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Tennis World on MSNDubai: Elina Svitolina loses thriller and fails to set up Aryna Sabalenka showdownElina Svitolina fell just short of completing a big comeback against Clara Tauson so a projected Dubai round-of-16 showdown between the Ukrainian and Aryna Sabalenka is off. After annihilating Anna Kalinskaya 6-1 6-2 in her Dubai opener,
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 number one 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 number 38 Clara Tauson.
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.
World number one Aryna Sabalenka slumped to a 6-3, 6-2 loss against Denmark's Clara Tauson in the last 16 of the Dubai Championships on Wednesday, as Jasmine Paolini's title defence
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Tennis World on MSNAryna Sabalenka's deeply honest confession about her major Middle East strugglesAryna Sabalenka kept it straight honest after a shock Dubai loss, revealing that she simply doesn't feel well in the Middle East and admitted that for some reason she "does not feel hungry" when competing in tournaments at this part of the year.
Clara Tauson will meet Linda Noskova in the WTA Dubai, UAE quarterfinals on Thursday, 20.Tauson beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday in the Round of 16 in her last match.
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