木曜日に行われたイタリア国際の女子シングルス2回戦で、アリーナ・サバレンカが判定を巡る物議やコートの広告看板の眩しさを乗り越え、6-2、6-3でバルボラ・クレイチコバを退けた。
世界ランキング1位のサバレンカは、1時間24分の試合を経てローマでの3回戦進出を決めた。次戦ではソラナ・シルステアと対戦する。第1セット第7ゲーム終了後、クレイチコバが自身の打ったボールをインだと主張したものの、アウトの判定が下されたことで緊張が高まる場面があった。サバレンカはクレイコートの跡地を確認しに歩み寄り反論したが、主審が試合の進行を促し、プレーが再開された。
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Naomi Osaka rallied past Camila Osorio 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, while world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka cruised past Jaqueline Cristian 6-4, 6-1 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. The win sets up their first meeting since 2018, when Osaka defeated the then-rising Sabalenka.
Aryna Sabalenka fell to Sorana Cîrstea in the third round of the Italian Open on May 9, 2026, with the match marked by a controversial medical timeout. The world No. 1 lost 6-2, 3-6, 5-7 after receiving treatment late in the deciding set.
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Sorana Cirstea defeated world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a three-set match at the Italian Open on May 9. The Romanian came back from a first-set deficit to win 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the round of 32.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka will face Naomi Osaka in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, marking their first meeting since Osaka's 2018 US Open victory over the then-rising Sabalenka. Building on their third-round advances—Sabalenka's straight-sets dominance and Osaka's three-set comeback—both four-time Grand Slam champions are primed for a highly anticipated rematch.
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In the Qatar TotalEnergies Open in Doha, several players advanced to the quarterfinals amid thrilling matches and notable hot shots. Jelena Ostapenko ended Camila Osorio's winning streak, while Elisabetta Cocciaretto reached her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal in a marathon against Ann Li.
The 2026 BNP Paribas Open advances to its main draw on Friday, March 6, with top seeds like Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Mboko taking the court for the first time. Sabalenka returns after the Australian Open final, while Mboko makes her debut as a Top 10 player. Coco Gauff also begins her campaign amid a packed schedule of WTA and ATP matches.
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Daria Kasatkina secured a straight-sets victory over No. 16 seed Elise Mertens in the second round of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open. The win improves Kasatkina's head-to-head record against the Belgian to 7-2. This marks her first Top 30 victory since May and her first consecutive wins since the US Open.