World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka stunned by Ekaterina Alexandrova in second round of WTA 1000 event in Qatar; Coco Gauff earlier knocked out as world No 3 made 39 unforced errors in straight-sets defeat to Marta Kostyuk;

A superb day of action awaits on day three at the WTA Doha event – the Qatar Open. After Iga Swiatek made her bow yesterday, more big guns are set to enter the fray with 14 matches on the slate..

Tennis fans are familiar with match disruptions due to rain or bad light, but an unusual incident at the Qatar Open on Tuesday brought play to a halt, even in an indoor setting. A surprise cat guest delightfully disrupted Aryna Sabalenka's second-round match against Ekaterina Alexandrova at the 2025 Qatar Open,

It’s the championship match at WTA Linz, and last year’s runner-up, Ekaterina Alexandrova, will be looking to go one step further. Still, she has to get past Dayana Yastremska, who has been impressive all week.

Elena Rybakina lost both her previous matches to Rebecca Sramkova, but she’ll take solace in the fact that the latter of these matches came all the way back in 2019.

Aryna Sabalenka (No. 1 in the world) meets Ekaterina Alexandrova (No. 26) in the Round of 32 at the WTA Doha, Qatar.In Sabalenka’s most recent action, she was defeated by Madison

The Middle East Swing continues with attention turning to the WTA Doha event – the WTA Qatar Open. The first WTA 1000 tournament of 2025 has a stacked draw and there are plenty of exciting matches on the slate on day one.