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,

Sabalenka was back competing at the Qatar Open for the first time since 2022, having won the 2020 title in what is the first WTA 1000 event of the season. Alexandrova's reward was a last-16 date with Belgian Elise Mertens. Also dumped out was Coco Gauff who lost in straight sets to Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka and number three Coco Gauff have both been knocked out in the second round of the Qatar Open. Sabalenka was beaten by Ekaterina Alexandrova at the WTA 1,000 event in Doha, while Gauff lost to Marta Kostyuk.

A day packed with upsets saw the defending champion and the only Arab player in action qualify for the next round. Ons Jabeur put on a stellar show to

Russia’s Ekaterina Alexan­drova came from behind to stun Sabalenka 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), while Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine capitalized on 39 unforced errors to oust Gauff 6-2, 7-5.