Tennis-Sabalenka blames lack of focus

Aryna Sabalenka on recent struggles: "I'm not that hungry on the court"
Sabalenka is far from the only top-ranked player to struggle during the Middle East swing of the WTA schedule. Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek, and Qinwen Zheng have all suffered early exits in Doha and Dubai.
Aryna Sabalenka makes worrying admission after third-round exit in Dubai
Aryna Sabalenka suffered two early exits in the Middle East Swing. On Wednesday (February 19), World No.38 Clara Tauson needed an hour and 23 minutes to breeze past the first seed 6-3, 6-2.
Tennis-Sabalenka blames lack of focus for Dubai exit
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. Sabalenka, who won the Qatar Open in 2020,
'I'm not that hungry': Aryna Sabalenka makes stark admission after Dubai exit
Aryna Sabalenka has blamed a lack of hunger and focus on court for her last-16 exit in Dubai at the hands of world number 38 Clara Tauson on Wednesday. The world number one has won just one of the three matches she contested during this Middle East swing,
Aryna Sabalenka makes ‘not hungry’ admission after being knocked out by world No 38
Aryna Sabalena has admitted that she doesn’t feel ‘hungry’ during matches at the moment, after suffering a shocking defeat to world No 38 Clara Tauson at the WTA 1000 in Dubai. The world No 1 looked far more like her usual self during her opening match against Veronika Kudermetova,
Sabalenka blames lack of focus for Dubai exit
World number one Aryna Sabalenka blamed a lack of focus and motivation for her last-16 defeat at the Dubai Championships, ...
No New Year Bounce For Sabalenka, Swiatek Or Gauff
Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff have made a slow start to 2025. The maiden major for Madison Keys might have ...
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Aryna Sabalenka’s shocking loss to Clara Tauson marks worst serving stat in nearly three years
Aryna Sabalenka’s disappointing loss to Clara Tauson in Dubai came with a particularly negative statistic: the world No. 1 ...
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Tauson takes down World No. 1 Sabalenka for career-best win in Dubai
Denmark's Clara Tauson scored just the second Top 10 victory of her career with a stunning victory over World No. 1 Aryna ...
Iga Swiatek advances to Dubai quarterfinal; No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka loses to Clara Tauson
Second-seeded Iga Swiatek advanced to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Open, while three of her main competitors were ...
How to Watch Aryna Sabalenka vs. Clara Tauson at the 2025 WTA Dubai, UAE: Live Stream, TV Channel
In the Round of 16 at the WTA Dubai, UAE on Wednesday, Clara Tauson (ranked No. 38) faces Aryna Sabalenka (No. 1).Sabalenka ...
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Sabalenka wins in Dubai; Zheng and Andreeva matches postponed to Wednesday
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka picked up her first win since the Australian Open at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Aryna Sabalenka Shocked in 1st Match at the Qatar Open
Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Sabalenka in a hard-fought, three-set match: 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5). Sabalenka took the first set, and as a seemingly auspicious sign, a cat ran onto the court at one point ...
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Aryna Sabalenka vs. Clara Tauson: Where to Watch, Dubai Preview, Betting Odds
Tauson doesn’t look all that intimidating as she she strolls around the court between points, but she's the rare player who can slug with Sabalenka.
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For Tauson, beating World No. 1 Sabalenka was just the start
Beating the World No. 1 could have been the headline, but Clara Tauson had other plans -- following up her win against Aryna ...