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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin and second-seeded Elina Svitolina were eliminated from the season-opening Abu Dhabi Open on Monday. Kenin lost to...

2021 could be the year for Maria Sakkari as Sofia Kenin bows out in Abu Dhabi   Maria Sakkari continued her brilliant start to the 2021 tennis season by beating Sofia Kenin in Abu Dhabi on Monday. If there has been one common theme from the first few days of action in the UAE it has been the unpredictable nature and swing of matches. And there was more evidence of that in Sakkari’s win as the Greek ninth seed eliminated Australian Open champion Kenin despite losing the opening set. Photo by ...

Gregory Strong Bianca Andreescu of Canada hits a return shot against Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic during the WTA Finals Tennis Tournament in Shenzhen, Chinas Guangdong province on October 30, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Andy Wong January 11, 2021 - 1:37 PM After a long wait, Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu is finally set to make her return to competitive play. The 2019 U.S. Open champion will return to the court at the upcoming Melbourne Summer Ser...

Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin crashed out of the WTA event in Abu Dhabi, losing in three sets to number nine seed Maria Sakkari in

'Being Grand Slam champion' helps Kenin escape Abu Dhabi shock

Kenin, Sabalenka and Sakkari advance in Abu Dhabi Open Team KT © Provided by Khaleej Times Kenin, Sabalenka and Sakkari advance in Abu Dhabi Open Top seeded Sofia Kenin of the US survived a scare to reach the quarterfinals of the Abu Dhabi WTA Womens Tennis Open on Sunday. She saved a match point en route to a 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 victory over No.13 seed Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan. Putintseva was one point away from a straight-set victory at 6-3, 6-5, but the World No.4 Kenin...

Serena, Barty to spearhead two WTA tournaments Sports January 8, 2021 MELBOURNE: World number one Ashleigh Barty and 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams will spearhead the two WTA tournaments in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open, with the top 32-ranked women split evenly across the simultaneous events, organisers said Thursday. The onslaught of Covid-19 has forced a radical change to how the early 2021 tennis season will look, with the Australian Open pushed back three weeks to F...

Ash Barty plots return as COVID disrupts Open preparations Australian Open qualifiers have had to endure COVID test delays and strict conditions to play. Plus, Ash Barty reveals her return plans. Tennis by Marc McGowan 8th Jan 2021 7:12 AM Potential Australian Open qualifiers are waiting in hotel rooms for upwards of 12 hours beyond the expected time to receive COVID-19 test results. The Herald Sun has obtained the fact she...

Flipkens freak injury hands Kenin UAE win Issued on: 08/01/2021 - 20:16 1 min Abu Dhabi (AFP) Top seed Sofia Kenin reached the last 16 of the WTA Abu Dhabi Open on Friday after opponent Kirsten Flipkens suffered an ugly-looking ankle injury when she collided with an advertising sign. Australian Open champion Kenin dropped the first set 7-5 but was leading the second 5-4 when her Belgian rival was forced to retire. "I obviously got a little bit upset, emotional," said world number four Kenin a...

Flipkens forced to retire with ankle injury in Abu Dhabi January 8, 2021 GMT ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Belgian tennis player Kirsten Flipkens injured her ankle when she landed on an advertising board during a match against Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Open on Friday and had to retire. Flipkens won the first set 7-5 and was trailing 5-4 in the second when she jumped to play a shot and landed on the advertising board behind the baseline....