Dubai PHOTOS: Osaka loses right after splitting from coach Bajin
Playing her first match since the Australian Open triumph and controversial split from coach Sascha Bajin, Naomi Osaka lost in straight sets to Kristina Mladenovic in the second round of the Dubai Duty Free...
Dubai PHOTOS: Bencic, Svitolina, Kvitova, Hsieh reach semifinals
Semifinals were set up on Thursday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
After saving six match points the day before against Aryna Sabalenka, 21-year-old Belinda Bencic went on to eliminate third seed Simona Halep,...
Ana Ivanovic avenges Australian Open loss to Alisa Kleybanova
Eighth seed Ana Ivanovic defeated Alisa Kleybanova in the second round of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships and in that way avenged the loss to the Russian in the third round of the Australian...
Jelena Jankovic beaten by Kaia Kanepi in Dubai third round
Third seed Jelena Jankovic was upset 6-2 7-5 by Estonian world No.24 Kaia Kanepi in the third round of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships.
After taking the first set without giving Jankovic one break point,...
Razzano, Kanepi, Venus and Serena Williams in Dubai semifinals
Virginie Razzano, Kaia Kanepi, Venus Williams and Serena Williams reached the semifinals of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships on Thursday.
France’s Virginie Razzano, who upset world No.2 Dinara Safina in the second round, defeated fifth...
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour fines Dubai tournament record $300,000 for Shahar Peer visa denial
The United Arab Emirates denied Israeli player Shahar Peer a visa last week, so she wasn’t able to compete in the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships. The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour has taken action in...
Dinara Safina withdraws from Dubai
World No.2 Dinara Safina still hasn't recovered from the back injury which has been bothering her for months, and the 23-year-old Russian will skip the $2,000,000 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships which starts next week.
Because...
Venus Williams ends Shahar Peer’s run at Dubai Championships
Venus Williams reached the final of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships by defeating surprise semifinalist Shahar Peer in the modest surroundings of Court Two, the court of choice because of safety reasons.
Third-seeded Williams defeated...
Caroline Wozniacki powers past Svetlana Kuznetsova for first Dubai title
Caroline Wozniacki raced to the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships title without losing a set, including the final against Svetlana Kuznetsova, while playing the tournament only for the second time (last year she lost in...
Azarenka succumbs to ankle injury, Wozniacki through to Dubai quarterfinals
World No.1 Victoria Azarenka hurt her ankle in the semifinals en route to her last week's Doha title, and the injury's response was a big question mark for this week's Dubai tournament. Therefore, it...
