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WTA Rankings: What Elena Rybakina Needs to Do in Dubai to Overtake Iga Swiatek at No 2

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The Dubai Tennis Championships suffered two big withdrawals with world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka and No 2 Iga Swiatek both pulling out on the eve of the WTA 1000 event. Their withdrawal means Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina will be the top seed in the United Arab Emirates with Amanda Anisimova, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and Mirra Andreeva completing the top five. Swiatek’s decision not to compete didn’t come as a big surprise as she made it …
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I want to study in the United States through a sports scholarship: Click here The main picture of Dubai's WTA 1000, second big tournament of the month has been defined and with it, Elena Rybakina, recent champion of the Australian Open 2026, will be the favourite to the title in the United Arab Emirates, followed by the Top 5, Amanda Anisimova, having the tournament eight Top 10 in total after the casualties of Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka. R…

Sunday, February 15 will begin with the first rounds of the main scoreboard at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, according to WTA 1000 season. The final is scheduled for Saturday 21, day that will challenge the two survivors of the scoreboard to 56 players. The prize pool of the tournament amounts to 4,088,211 US dollars and the first favorite to grab them will be Elena Rybakina, recent champion of the Australian Open and number 3 in the…

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