Defending champion Jasmine Paolini suffered a concerning ankle injury during her third-round match against Sofia Kenin at the ongoing Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Jasmine Paolini suffered an injury in her Dubai round-of-16 match and was left in pain and tears before seeing her title defense end. After beating Eva Lys in her opening match on Tuesday, the No. 4 seed met 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin today.

Italian tennis player Jasmine Paolini provides a health update after suffering an injury at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

Paolini enjoyed a breakout season in 2024 but now faces the challenge of remaining one of the best in the game.

as Jasmine Paolini's title defence came to a painful end. Sabalenka, who beat the 38th-ranked Tauson on her way to last month's Australian Open final, suffered a second straight premature exit after losing in her opening match in Qatar a week ago.

Jasmine Paolini was left in tears before crashing out of the Dubai Tennis Championships. The reigning champion fell and hurt herself at the start of the second set and took a medical time out. Paolini continued crying as the match went on and didn't win another game, suffering a 6-4 6-0 defeat to Sofia Kenin.

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She has won two Australian Open titles in 2023 and 2024. Other women’s players who will be looking to win the first slam for the year are Jasmine Paolini, Iga Swiatek, Qinwen Zheng and 2024 WTA ...

Jasmine Paolini played probably one of the craziest matches of her career today as she and Eva Lys saw their match suspended multiple times due to rain. On Tuesday morning in Dubai - after a first-round bye - the defending champion took on the rising German star in her Dubai opener.

Jasmine Paolini was left in tears as an ankle injury hampered her in Wednesday's 6-4 6-0 defeat to Sofia Kenin, which ended her Dubai Tennis Championships title defence.

Defending champion Jasmine Paolini will square off against ... set as Kostyuk fought to force a tie-break. The former Australian Open champion was on the brink of defeat but saved a couple of ...

Sofia Kenin improved to 3-0 against Jasmine Paolini at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships to advance to her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal since 2023 Guadalajara.