Denmark's Clara Tauson earned her first career win over a World No. 1 player in impressive fashion at the WTA-1000 tournament in Dubai on Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-2 triumph over top seed Aryna Sabalenka.
She served seven aces, broke Sabalenka's serve six times, and from 2-1 in the first set, she never surrendered her lead again.
The 22-year-old Dane advanced to her first career WTA-1000 quarterfinal after dominating Sabalenka throughout the match which lasted 1 hour and 23 minutes.
Tauson consequently got her revenge over Sabalenka after she lost 7-6, 6-4 aginst the Belarussian in the third round of the Australian Open.
In the quarter-finals awaits a new showdown against Czech Linda Noskova, whom the Dane actually recently defeated in the first round at the Australian Open.
Thanks to Wednesday's impressive win Clara Tauson moves up to number 34 in the WTA's live ranking – the Dane's second-best ranking ever.
Tauson has had a terrific start to the 2025 season, winning 13 matches while losing just three. At the start of the year, she also won the WTA 250 tournament in Auckland.