Alex Eala's crowd-pleasing run comes to a close in Abu Dhabi. (But not really.)

And, Jack Draper makes a winning return to competitive tennis in Norway.

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🎾 Eala's Out of Abu Dhabi... Sorta With another raucous and record-setting crowd cheering her on, Alexandra Eala comes up short in singles against Ekaterina Alexandrova, falling 6-3, 6-3 in the quarterfinals. But the 20yo from the Philippines isn't done just yet. She and Indonesia's Janice Tjen are through to the semifinals of the doubles draw.

🔥 Jack's Back! In Davis Cup action, Jack Draper defeats Viktor Durasovic, 6-2, 6-2, in his first competitive match since the US Open. The world #13, who's been out of commission for the last 6 months with a bone bruise in his left arm, heads to Rotterdam next week for his ATP Tour return.

👀 Baptiste Goes Big Wildcard Hailey Baptiste fights past #5 seed Liudmila Samsonova, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, for her second Top 20 win of the week. The 24yo American, who will crack the top 50 for the first time next week, is through to her first ever WTA semifinal.

🔥 Unbreakable Oliynykova Oleksandra Oliynykova saves 21 of 23 break points, the highest rate at tour level since full data tracking began in 2021, to upset (4) Wang Xinyu, 6-4, 6-4. The 25yo Ukrainian, who goes by the nickname Sashka, reaches her first semifinal in just her second tour-level main draw.

🎾 Such Great Heights Qualifier Sara Bejlek reaches her first tour-level semifinals at the WTA 500. The 20yo wins the first 10 games against Sonay Kartal en route to a 6-0, 6-2 rout, after already walloping last year's runner-up, Ashlyn Krueger, 6-3, 6-0, in round 1.

🎯 Felix Feelin' Fine Felix Auger-Aliassime takes down wildcard Stan Wawrinka, 6-4, 7-6³, in his first match since retiring at the Australian Open. The Canadian owns a Tour-leading 86 indoor wins since the start of the decade, with seven indoor titles. He faces (6) Arthur Fils in the quarterfinals.

👶 Call of (Daddy) Duty With a new baby at home, Casper Ruud isn't keen to leave the nest so soon. The world #12 withdraws from next week's Dallas Open to spend time at home in Norway. Ruud reached the Dallas final last year.

🚨 An Italian Stallion Luca Nardi really has his friend's number. The Italian defeats #2 seed Flavio Cobolli, 6-2, 6-3, to earn his third Top 20 win in Montpellier. Nardi now has a 4-0 career head-to-head with Cobolli, who heads to Dallas after back-to-back 1st round losses.

📰 Another Term at the Top Andrea Gaudenzi will stay on as the ATP's top executive. The Italian will retain his position through 2028, which coincides with the introduction of a 10th Masters 1000 event in Saudi Arabia.

"I'm coming from a country where there is war and you don't know what tomorrow is going to bring. For me, it's so important during such hard times in my country, I learned to enjoy every moment of tennis." - Oleksandra Oliynykova on perspective from living in wartime Ukraine ¹

"I'm very happy with my performance. I played a great match from the beginning. Of course, there's always moments of adversity to overcome and I did that pretty well in the second set." - Emma Raducanu after reaching the Cluj-Napoca semifinals without dropping a set ²

"I'm confident that I'm on a really good path. I'm winning by being here." - Jack Draper on his return after 164 days out with a bone injury ³

"Growing up all these years, watching him be the legendary player he is, all of us young players dream of a career like he has had." - Felix Auger-Aliassime on Stan Wawrinka after their first career meeting ⁴

"🤭🫣🤣🤣🤣" - Rafael Nadal commenting on a video of tennis gadfly Patrick Mouratoglou doubting the Big 3 could regularly beat today's stars ⁵

Abu Dhabi (WTA 500) - Semifinals

◆ Clara Tauson (3) vs. Sara Bejlek (Q)

◆ Ekaterina Alexandrova (2) vs. Hailey Baptiste (WC)

Montpellier (ATP 250) - Quarterfinals

◆ Adrian Mannarino vs. Arthur Gea (WC)

◆ Luca Nardi vs. Martin Damm (Q)

◆ Tallon Griekspoor (4) vs. Titouan Droguet (Q)

◆ Felix Auger-Aliassime (1) vs. Arthur Fils (6)

Cluj-Napoca (WTA 250) - Semifinals

◆ Emma Raducanu (1) vs. Oleksandra Oliynykova

◆ Sorana Cirstea (3) vs. Daria Snigur (Q)

Ostrava (WTA 250) - Semifinals

◆ Katie Volynets vs. Katie Boulter

◆ Diane Parry vs. Tamara Korpatsch

¹ WTA Staff. "Oliynykova saves 21 break points in Cluj-Napoca; to face Raducanu next." wtatennis.com, February 5, 2026. link

² Tomas, Fiona; Amako, Uche. "Inconsistent Emma Raducanu sets up semi-final against 'Bat Girl'." The Telegraph, February 5, 2026. link

³ Lofthouse, Amy. "Draper wins on injury return as GB take charge of tie." BBC Sport, February 5, 2026. link

⁴ Jacot, Sam. "Nardi upsets Cobolli; Fils, Griekspoor, Droguet advance at ATP 250." atptour.com, February 5, 2026. link

⁵ Mustafa, Zain. "Rafael Nadal Responds to Serena Williams' Former Coach Amid Big Three vs Alcaraz-Sinner Debate." Last Word on Tennis, February 5, 2026. link