Middle East Swing

Week in Review: Pegula gets title No. 10 and the tiebreak of the year

The Middle East swing wrapped up in Dubai, where Jessica Pegula earned her 10th career title, Coco Gauff won the tiebreaker of the year and Antonia Ruzic reached new heights. We examine it all in the week in review.

Muchova and Pegula climb Race Leaderboard with WTA 1000 titles during Middle East swing

Back-to-back WTA 1000 titles in Doha and Dubai delivered 1,000-point jumps for Karolina Muchova and Jessica Pegula, reshaping the 2026 Leaderboard heading into the Sunshine Swing.

'I’m obsessed with becoming a better player': The evolution of Dubai champ Jessica Pegula

By taking out a draw of top-tier talent at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Jessica Pegula showed us that her late-career peak is the result of a relentless pursuit to refine her craft.

Advantage Pegula or Svitolina in the Dubai final? We make the case for both

After grinding through demanding three-set semifinals, Jessica Pegula and Elina Svitolina enter the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships final ready for another long battle, but who is better positioned?

Dubai semifinal preview: Building the case for three Americans and Svitolina

Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova and Jessica Pegula give the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships a rare American presence in the semifinals, while Elina Svitolina looks to break up the party.

What Winter Olympic sport would WTA players compete in? Here's what they said

With the 2026 Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina wrapping up, wtatennis.com asked several players on the ground in Doha or Dubai about which sport would they want to compete in if they could be a Winter Olympian.

Ruzic advances to face Svitolina after Rybakina retirement

Lucky loser Antonia Ruzic reached the first WTA 1000 quarterfinal of her career in Dubai after top seed Elena Rybakina retired in the third set. The Croat will next face seventh seed Elina Svitolina for a spot in the semifinals.