Dubai Tennis Championships

Aryna Sabalenka displayed all the hallmarks of a Grand Slam champion by fighting back to defeat holder Jelena Ostapenko and reach the Dubai Duty Free Tennis ...

The unseeded Czech dominated sixth seed Maria Sakkari in the second round, and followed that up with a hard-fought 7-5, 6-7, 6-2 win over Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina. Swiatek faced a potentially tricky opponent in 14th seed Liudmila Samsonova, a player in form who was narrowly beaten by Belinda Bencic in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open final this month. But the world No 2 found herself in unfamiliar territory against defending Dubai champion Ostapenko as the Latvian played lights out tennis to race into a 6-2 lead.

Swiatek won her last five matches, including a title defence last week in Doha. However, this will be Swiatek's first appearance in the Dubai quarterfinals; she ...

Swiatek has won her only previous meeting against former World No.1 Pliskova — a 6-0, 6-0 rout in the 2021 Rome final. Swiatek won the game by winning the previous 11 games in a row. Swiatek won her last five matches, including a title defence last week in Doha.

Dubai Open: Karolina Pliskova beat Anhelina Kalinina to enter quarter-finals of Dubai Tennis Championships, Pliskova vs Kalinina Highlights, Dubai Open ...

23 in the world Keys advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over No.15 seed Victoria Azarenka. Meanwhile, Americans Coco Gauff and Madison Keys will lock horns in the quarterfinals in Dubai. Kalinina, on the other hand, only converted one of her four chances. With a pinpoint backhand winner down the line, the former World No.1 converted her third match point. However, in the second set, Kalinina saved two match points, the second with a daring drop shot, forcing a decider. Follow Dubai Open 2023 LIVE updates on

While Canadian sensation Leylah Fernandez is proud to represent the Philippines at the ongoing Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, the UAE's Filipino ...

The World No.2 from Belarus took one hour and 41 minutes to battle past the Latvian 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 for her 13th consecutive victory, following triumphs at Actually, they have two things in common. Alexei Popyrin and Roger Federer have something in common.

Former World No. 1 Karolina Pliskova, meanwhile, has been highly inconsistent so far this year. Following a first-round exit from the Adelaide International 1, ...

Swiatek has a 1-0 lead over Karolina Pliskova in their head-to-head. Although the World No. Back in the Middle East, she has once again been up and down. Having lost in the Round of 16 in Dubai last year, the three-time Grand Slam champion looks doubly determined to make amends this year. Coming off the best season of her career that saw her lift a whopping eight trophies, Swiatek made an underwhelming start to the 2023 season by her lofty standards. She dropped just five games on her way to a successful defense of her Doha crown last week.