Aryna Sabalenka

MINSK, 23 February (BelTA) – Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus has reached the quarterfinal of the Dubai Tennis Championships, BelTA has learned. In the round of ...

Madison Keys will next play world number 6 Coco Gauff of the United States who saw off Belarus' world number 43 Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6-0, 6-4. Belarus' world number 14 Victoria Azarenka lost to world number 23 Madison Keys of the United States, 2-6, 1-6, in the third round. Earlier, Aryna Sabalenka took a solid win over world number 49 Lauren Davis of the United States, 6-0, 6-1.

Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka saw her 13-0 undefeated start to the season come to an end as she squandered a 6-0, 3-1 lead in a Dubai ...

Iga Swiatek swept into the semi-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Championships in Dubai with an emphatic win over Liudmila Samsonova and a walkover from ...

“In the first set, she played unbelievable tennis, and I couldn’t do anything,” the World No 2 said. I realised in Australia that my mindset wasn’t great, I was stressed with the season starting and being World No 1, so I’m starting from the beginning with a clean page. “She came out really intense so I really had to raise my level. “I’m so happy that I did it.” “After playing the finals here a few years ago and doing very well this year, it’s very disappointing for me,” Pliskova tweeted. I’m just trying to be really solid and focused on every point.

World No.2 Sabalenka was on a 13-match winning streak which included title in Adelaide and her first Grand Slam crown in Melbourne.

But, to be honest, I think it’s a good match-up just to see where I can maybe improve on. “It’s going to be a challenge. “She’s playing at the top of her game. Gauff has never taken a set off of Swiatek in any of their previous five meetings -- including a defeat in last year’s French Open final -- but the 18-year-old is relishing the opportunity to face her nemesis once again on Friday. It was the Czech’s first win over Sabalenka in three meetings and it earned her a showdown with Pegula, who received a walkover into the final four after her opponent Karolina Muchova withdrew from the tournament with an abdominal injury. Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka saw her 13-0 undefeated start to the season come to an end as she squandered a 6-0, 3-1 lead in a Dubai quarter-final defeat to Barbora Krejcikova on Thursday.

Barbora Krejcikova won against Aryna Sabalenka 0-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1 on Thursday and will play American Jessica Pegula, the No 3 seed, in the next round…

This win is her second career Top 2 win, having beaten Iga Swiatek in last year’s Ostrava final. Czech Barbora Krejcikova beat Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the second seed, 0-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1 to move into the semi-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Championships at The Aviation Club Tennis Centre on Thursday. Barbora Krejcikova won against Aryna Sabalenka 0-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1 on Thursday and will play American Jessica Pegula, the No 3 seed, in the next round