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Andreeva beats Rybakina to reach Dubai final

Mirra Andreeva, 17, defeats former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina to reach the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships.

11 hours ago

Iga Swiatek slams WTA scheduling after being eliminated in Dubai

The world number 2 suffered a 6-3, 6-3 defeat to teenager Mirra Andreeva, coming just one week after her 6-3, 6-1 loss to Jelena Ostapenko at the Qatar Open. The Pole's loss means all of the top five seeds have now crashed out of the tournament in Dubai before the semifinal stage. Swiatek made her feelings known after the defeat, and spoke bluntly about the hectic schedule that players face. She said: "For sure it's a calendar thing. Like, we're not going to be able to be consistent for many years playing week by week. "Also, it's not like some time ago that outside of, like, top-20 players, they were just getting destroyed more. "Now anybody can win these tournaments. It is like that since couple of years. But I feel like for sure the calendar is not helping. "Again, like, we need to switch continents, we need to switch surfaces, we need to switch the balls. Yeah, it's not easy. I'm not surprised." The scathing statements occur less than a week after Aryna Sabalenka, the WTA world No 1, made similar comments.

17 hours ago