Aryna Sabalenka said the grief she felt after falling short in her bid for a third successive Australian Open crown was ...

Iga Swiatek made her feelings known on Emma Raducanu‘s stalking incident in Dubai. Raducanu crashed out of the WTA 1000 event after her straight-set defeat to Karolina Muchova in the second round.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka blamed a lack of focus and motivation for her last-16 defeat at the Dubai Championships, where she fell 6-3 6-2 to world number 38 Clara Tauson.

That generally means the seeds get a (theoretically) easier first-round draw, but tennis rarely works to a script, and several big names were toppled in the early stages at Melbourne Park.

Her victory also served as payback for her third-round loss to Sabalenka at Melbourne Park. "Last time ... Italian fourth seed Jasmine Paolini's Dubai title defence ended with a 6-4 6-0 loss ...