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Kostyuk upsets Gauff in Doha; first major shakeup of the WTA 1000 season
  • February 11, 2025
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Kostyuk upsets Gauff in Doha; first major shakeup of the WTA 1000 season

Kostyuk stunned the No. 3-seeded Coco Gauff with a forceful 6-2, 7-5 victory at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open on Tuesday in Doha. The 22-year-old from Ukraine will play a third-round match against Magda Linette. Serving to reach a second-set tiebreak, Gauff committed back-to-back double faults, her sixth and seventh of the match, to give Kostyuk

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Swiatek keeps Doha four-peat hopes alive with opening win
  • February 10, 2025
  • 4 min read

Swiatek keeps Doha four-peat hopes alive with opening win

The pointedly passive-aggressive question came up early in Iga Swiatek’s press conference at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open: By your high standards,” a reporter asked Sunday, “do you feel like you have a little bit more pressure on yourself when you’re looking for your first title in a little while?” Swiatek, 23, but already far wiser

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Carlos Alcaraz moves past De Minaur to win maiden indoor title in Rotterdam
  • February 9, 2025
  • 3 min read

Carlos Alcaraz moves past De Minaur to win maiden indoor title in Rotterdam

Carlos Alcaraz capped a dream debut at the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam Sunday, when he clinched his maiden indoor title. The top seed stood firm for a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 triumph over Alex de Minaur in the championship match at the ATP 500 event, becoming the first Spanish champion in the tournament’s 52-year history.

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Alcaraz beats Hurkacz to enter maiden Rotterdam final
  • February 9, 2025
  • 4 min read

Alcaraz beats Hurkacz to enter maiden Rotterdam final

Carlos Alcaraz delivered a typically highlight-ridden display on Saturday night to overcome a similarly dialled-in Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3 in Rotterdam. The 21-year-old Spaniard who is chasing his maiden indoor title at the ABN AMRO Open, saved three break points to avoid a double-break deficit before surging to the first set in the semi-final

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Bencic wins Abu Dhabi title; becomes first mother to win WTA singles title since 2023
  • February 8, 2025
  • 3 min read

Bencic wins Abu Dhabi title; becomes first mother to win WTA singles title since 2023

Less than four months after her return from maternity leave, Belinda Bencic is already back in the winner’s circle on the Hologic WTA Tour. Bencic defeated Ashlyn Krueger 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 to capture the WTA 500 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open title on Saturday. Bencic, the former World No. 4 and 2021 Olympic gold medalist, took

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