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,

The Belarusian was thwarted by Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5). Read more at straitstimes.com.

Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shock loss in her first post-Australian Open match as the Belarusian is out of the WTA 1000 tournament in Doha. After a first-round bye, the top seed met Ekaterina Alexandrova in her opener at the Qatar Open.

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