World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shocking early exit at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2025, falling in her opening match to World No. 26 Ekaterina Alexandrova in a hard-fought three-set battle.

Moments ago, World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka got knocked out of the first round of the Qatar Open (called the Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2025 or Doha Open). Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Sabalenka in a hard-fought,

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;

Sabalenka was back competing at the Qatar Open for the first time since 2022, having won the 2020 title in what is the first WTA 1000 event of the season. Alexandrova's reward was a last-16 date with Belgian Elise Mertens.

Aryna Sabalenka lost already in the first match of the 2025 Qatar Open in Doha to an inspired Ekaterina Alexandrova. Sabalenka last played at the Australian Open. She reached the final and was on an