Clara Tauson on beating Aryna Sabalenka in Dubai “I tried to take my chance.. I’ve had a crazy 24 hours after yesterday. I slept maybe 5 hours & went to sleep at 3:30 am. I didn’t know what shape I’d come out here in. Pretty good one” 😂 pic.twitter.com/83pONQR8l5

The world No. 1 has won just one of the three matches she contested during this Middle East swing. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Aryna Sabalenka has blamed a lack of hunger and focus on court for her last-16 exit in Dubai at the hands of world number 38 Clara Tauson on Wednesday. The world number one has won just one of the three matches she contested during this Middle East swing,

Aryna Sabalenka’s disappointing loss to Clara Tauson in Dubai came with a particularly negative statistic: the world No. 1 had not lost five consecutive service games in nearly three years.

Aryna Sabalenka crashed out of the Dubai Tennis Championships following a straight-sets defeat by world number 38 Clara Tauson.

Second-seeded Iga Swiatek advanced to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Open, while three of her main competitors were eliminated.

Iga Swiatek may pull off a Novak Djokovic in the future and hire one of her biggest rivals as her coach as the Polish tennis star hints she'd be interested in working with Aryna Sabalenka one day. During the offseason, one of the biggest news was the record 24-time Grand Slam champion adding Andy Murray to his team.