Aryna Sabalenka’s performance declined dramatically after winning the first set against Donna Vekic at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Reuters
Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka fell to a surprise defeat at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday.
The second seed, inactive since her successful title defence at Melbourne Park last month, took a one set lead against world No 31 Donna Vekic but couldn’t capitalise on her advantage, ultimately losing 6-7, 6-3, 6-0.
Vekic has proved something of a problem for Sabalenka over the years and this defeat was her sixth in eight meetings with the Croatian.
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