Top seeds are struggling for results in the Middle East swing due to the crammed calendar and the travel involved in playing back-to-back WTA 1000 tournaments after a major, Iga Swiatek said after Thursday's quarter-final exit in Dubai.

Now anybody can win these tournaments’ after her quarterfinal loss to Mirra Andreeva in Dubai. The 6-3, 6-3 defeat marked yet another heavy loss for the world No 1, coming just one week after her 6-3,

Iga Swiatek has crashed out of the Dubai Tennis Championships and the world No. 2 has suggested that the demanding tennis schedule is to blame.

Emma Raducanu was targeted by “a man who exhibited fixated behaviour” during the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai, tennis officials said Wednesday, after the former US Open champion was reduced to tears on court.

Emma Raducanu was targeted by 'a man who exhibited fixated behavior' during the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai, tennis officials said Wednesday, after the former US Open champion was reduced to tears on court.

The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) said it has banned a man who exhibited "fixated behaviour" towards Emma Raducanu after he was taken away by security personnel during the Briton's match at the Dubai Championship late on Tuesday.