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Sabalenka says women facing transgender athletes not fair

Sabalenka says women facing transgender athletes not fair

Transgender tennis player Renee Richards competed on the women's professional tour from 1977 to 1981, before coaching tennis great Martina Navratilova

Croatia's Petra Marcinko hopes to return after grand UAE double

Croatia's Petra Marcinko hopes to return after grand UAE double

The tournament has managed to live up to its hype of encouraging the development of women’s tennis in the region, while raising the profile of the sport across the Arab world

Croatian star Marcinko makes it two in-a-row in the UAE

Croatian star Marcinko makes it two in-a-row in the UAE

The Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge began as a $25,000 event that was later classified as a $75,000 tournament between 1999 to 2015. In 2016, the event was upgraded to a $100,000+H competition

Zvonareva on song at 28th Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge

Zvonareva on song at 28th Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge

The biggest cheer was arguably reserved for the veteran player from Russia as she dug in deep for a daunting marathon 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4 win against British teenager Mika Stojsavljevic

Dubai: Russian star Zvonareva battles into semifinals of Al Habtoor Challenge

Dubai: Russian star Zvonareva battles into semifinals of Al Habtoor Challenge

Now 41 and handed out a wild card here, former world No. 2 Vera Zvonareva staged a remarkable fightback to tame fellow Russian Sofya Lansere 7-5, 2-6, 6-3

British teen Stojsavljevic ready for tough task ahead

British teen Stojsavljevic ready for tough task ahead

Russian veteran Zvonareva’s opponent in the last eight will be a second qualifier Sofya Lansere, who eased past a tricky Mananchaya Sawangkaew of Thailand

Serena denies she plans tennis return despite registering for drug tests

Serena denies she plans tennis return despite registering for drug tests

The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion has not competed since a third-round loss at the 2022 US Open left her one short of the all-time record of 24 Grand Slam titles

Russian veteran Zvonareva rolls back the years in Dubai

Russian veteran Zvonareva rolls back the years in Dubai

Also making it to the last eight stages of the singles competition, but in contrasting style, was Polina Iatcenko of Russia, China’s Xinyu Gao and Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands

Croatian teenager Marcinko continues her dream run in UAE

Croatian teenager Marcinko continues her dream run in UAE

Marcinko, who won the inaugural Fujairah W75 tournament last Sunday, beat 2018 runner-up Viktoria Hruncakova at the Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge on Tuesday

Snigur stunned, Zvonareva advances at Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge

Snigur stunned, Zvonareva advances at Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge

The 23-year-old from Ukraine – champion here in 2021 and runner-up to Ana Bogdan in 2019 – fell to a spirited fightback from Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew