Elena Rybakina saves six match points before beating Paula Badosa to reach the quarter-finals of the Dubai Tennis ...

Italy's Paolini, a runner-up at the French Open and Wimbledon last year, struggled in the second set after rolling her ankle and later withdrew ... losing to Ekaterina Alexandrova in her first ...

Further disappointing first-round losses followed in the space of a week, first in Abu Dhabi against former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova and then to Ekaterina Alexandrova in Qatar.

Iga Swiatek leads the way in this outstanding streak, having not lost back-to-back matches since November 2021. Coco Gauff ...