Tsitsipas finally tasted defeat for the first time against Medjedovic when the two players met at the Qatar Open 2025. Right in the first set, the Greek player encountered many difficulties when he had to enter the tie-break series. Despite his best efforts, Tsitsipas still lost 6-8 to Medjedovic in this series.
Moving to the second set, Tsitsipas played harder. He broke Medjedovic’s serve once, from there closing the second set with a 7-5 victory.
Tsitsipas encountered difficulties against Medjedovic
In the third set, Tsitsipas and Medjedovic played back-to-back when the two players entered the tie-break series. The situation was similar to that in the first set when Tsitsipas could not show his mettle in the nerve-wracking tie-break series and lost 5-7, thereby being eliminated in the first round of the Qatar Open.
Auger-Aliassime reverses Halys (Qatar Open)
Halys was rated lower than Auger-Aliassime but he played very well in set 1. This player won 6-4 to put great mental pressure on Auger-Aliassime.
But in difficult times, Auger-Aliassime showed his superior character. He beat Halys again with the same score of 6-4 in set 2.
Auger-Aliassime shows his character
In set 3, the drama was pushed up when Halys and Auger-Aliassime had to enter the tie-break series. In this series, Auger-Aliassime won 7-2 to close the classy comeback against Halys, thereby winning a ticket to round 2 of Qatar Open and meeting Medjedovic.
Swiatek easily defeats Azarenka (Dubai tournament)
Swiatek has not been afraid of Azarenka in the past 3 years, because she has always won against this opponent. The recent meeting in the second round of the Dubai tennis tournament was no exception, when the Polish player easily defeated her opponent.
In set 1, Swiatek had 3 break points against Azarenka. From there, she closed the set with an overwhelming 6-0 victory.
Swiatek shows her high class
In set 2, Swiatek continued to make her opponent suffer even though she lost a break once. The Polish player continued to earn 3 break points like in set 1 to win set 2 with a score of 6-2.
The quick victory after 2 sets against Azarenka helped Swiatek qualify for the second round of the Dubai tennis tournament. Her next opponent will be Yastremska.