Sabalenka, Swiatek, Paolini Commit to Dubai Tournament

Dubai will rejoice its silver anniversary with gold commonplace champions.

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek, Olympic gold-medal champion Zheng Qinwen and reigning champion Jasmine Paolini headline the sphere for landmark twenty fifth anniversary Dubai Responsibility Free Tennis Championships’ subsequent February.

Organizers introduced a loaded lineup for the WTA 1000-level occasion, set for February 16-29, 2025.

Reigning Wimbledon winner and 2023 Dubai champion Barbora Krejcikova, 2023 semifinalist Jessica Pegula and 2018 finalist Daria Kasatkina are among the many notable names who’ve dedicated to the silver anniversary version of Dubai.

“This yr marks an essential landmark as we rejoice the twenty fifth anniversary of the WTA Championships in Dubai,” Ramesh Cidambi, Chairman of Dubai Responsibility Free Tennis Championships Organizing Committee stated. “The event’s elevation to everlasting WTA 1000 standing final yr underlines the caliber of expertise this competitors constantly attracts and with the world’s high 10 gamers now confirmed to take part, Dubai continues to solidify its standing as a premier vacation spot on the worldwide tennis stage.”

Final February, Paolini reeled off 16 of the ultimate 19 factors preventing off qualifier Anna Kalinskaya 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, in a dramatic Dubai Responsibility Free Championships closing comeback victory. Kalinskaya toppled No. 1 Swiatek en path to her largest profession closing.