After nearly seven years, Karolina Muchova finally gets that winning feeling again... and celebrates with burgers.

Destanee Aiava speaks her mind as she announces her retirement.

And, Taylor Fritz pushes through the pain to reach the Dallas final.

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🏆 Title Recall Karolina Muchova ends a nearly 7-year title drought, defeating Victoria Mboko, 6-4, 7-5, to win the Qatar TotalEnergies Open. It's her first WTA 1000 crown and just her second career title since Seoul 2019. Only Sorana Cirstea (13 years) and Viktorija Golubic (8) have waited longer between titles among active players.

✊ Leaving On Her Own Terms Destanee Aiava announces 2026 will be her final season of professional tennis with a raw, unflinching statement on social media. The 25yo Australian describes tennis as her "toxic boyfriend", says the sport's culture of "class and gentlemanly values" masks uglier realities, and reflects on a career shaped by trusting the wrong people at 17. The former teen prodigy retires with 10 ITF titles and a memorable win over Aryna Sabalenka in 2019.

🔥 Ten for Ten Alex de Minaur becomes the first player in tournament history to reach three consecutive Rotterdam finals, defeating Ugo Humbert 6-4, 6-3 to extend his tour-leading total of 52 ATP 500 wins since the start of 2023. The Aussie faces Felix Auger-Aliassime in Sunday's title match, still chasing an elusive first Rotterdam crown after back-to-back runner-up finishes.

🎯 Ace High Taylor Fritz fires 22 aces past Marin Cilic, 7-6⁵, 7-6³, to reach the Nexo Dallas Open final without facing a single break point. Fritz wins 86% of his first-serve points in a match with zero breaks. It's his first final on home soil since the 2024 US Open, but has come under a cloud of questions about injuries to both his knee and elbow.

🎾 Chalk Sunday Ben Shelton rallies past Denis Shapovalov, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6⁴, to set up an all-American final against Taylor Fritz in Dallas. Shelton's win means all three ATP finals on Sunday (Dallas, Rotterdam, and Buenos Aires) will feature #1 vs. #2 seeds.

🚨 Plot Twist Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic pull off one of the wildest doubles comebacks you'll see all year in Doha. Down 0-6, 2-5 and facing championship point, the #4 seeds rally to defeat Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenko, 0-6, 7-6³, [10-8]. The win snaps a 1-5 record in championship matches and gives them their first WTA 1000 title together.

⚔️ Slightly Depleted in Dubai Eight of the WTA Top 10 will take their shot at the title in Dubai... but the top two players in the world won't be there. Elena Rybakina leads the field as the #1 seed, with Amanda Anisimova at #2 and Coco Gauff at #3. Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek chose to skip this year's event, which features Iva Jovic versus Maria Sakkari, Jelena Ostapenko taking on Anna Kalinskaya, and Dayana Yastremska squaring off against Janice Tjen all in the 1st round.

🎾 The Dynamic Duo Returns! Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner headline the ATP Doha draw, both returning to action for the first time since the Australian Open. Alcaraz opens against Arthur Rinderknech while Sinner faces Tomas Machac in round 1. Three former champions enter the field: Andrey Rublev, Daniil Medvedev, and Karen Khachanov.

🎾 Third Time Lucky? Francisco Cerundolo reaches his 3rd Buenos Aires final, and this time he arrives without dropping a set. The #1 seed takes down Tomas Martin Etcheverry, 6-3, 7-5 and faces Argentine-born Italian Luciano Darderi in Sunday's title match. Darderi celebrates his 24th birthday by defeating Sebastian Baez, 7-6², 6-1, and would crack the top 20 on Monday by taking the title.

👟 Intrigue in the Air Zeynep Sonmez reveals her partnership with Turkish Airlines will not continue in 2026. The timing raises eyebrows as it comes just days after the airline unveiled Zheng Qinwen as a new global brand ambassador. Sonmez, the first player from Turkiye to reach a grand slam 3rd round, opens her campaign in Dubai on Sunday against Abu Dhabi champion Sara Bejlek.

"We said with the team that after we're done here, we're going to get burgers together. I'm starving." - Karolina Muchova on her post-title celebration plans ¹

"It feels like breaking the curse. I was like, 'Come on, again?' I was already waiting for the headlines to be like 'one out of seven.' I'm sick of runners-up trophies already." - Aleksandra Krunic on winning her first WTA 1000 title after a 1-5 record in finals ²

"There were a lot of tough moments, a lot of break points, a lot of tricky situations. But I managed to dig myself out of them and I'm super pumped to be in another final here." - Alex de Minaur on saving all 10 break points against Ugo Humbert ³

"There's still so many talented girls out there, and it's tennis, anything can happen. I'm not putting much pressure on myself. I just want to go out there and play." - Victoria Mboko on adjusting to life as a favorite ahead of her Top 10 debut ⁴

"Behind the white outfits and traditions is a culture that's racist, misogynistic, homophobic and hostile to anyone who doesn't fit the mould." - Destanee Aiava on announcing her retirement from professional tennis ⁵

"My first final here was against probably peak Schwartzman in his best moment of his career, ninth in the world. I wasn't mature enough to play those matches. He killed me." - Francisco Cerundolo on reaching his 3rd Buenos Aires final ⁶

Dallas (ATP 500) - Final

◆ Taylor Fritz (1) vs Ben Shelton (2)

Rotterdam (ATP 500) - Final

◆ Alex de Minaur (1) vs Felix Auger-Aliassime (2)

Buenos Aires (ATP 250) - Final

◆ Francisco Cerundolo (1) vs Luciano Darderi (2)

Oeiras 1 (WTA 125) - Final

◆ Darja Vidmanova vs Alina Korneeva (WC)

Dubai (WTA 1000) - 1st Round

◆ Linda Noskova (10) vs Ann Li

◆ Qinwen Zheng vs Peyton Stearns (LL)

◆ Liudmila Samsonova (13) vs Leylah Fernandez

◆ Hailey Baptiste (LL) vs Alexandra Eala

◆ Zeynep Sonmez (WC) vs Sara Bejlek (WC)

◆ Dayana Yastremska vs Janice Tjen

◆ Marie Bouzkova vs Elise Mertens

◆ Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Barbora Krejcikova

◆ Diana Shnaider vs Maya Joint

◆ Lulu Sun (WC) vs Magda Linette

◆ Tatjana Maria vs Kimberly Birrell (Q)

◆ Ella Seidel (Q) vs Cristina Bucsa (LL)

¹ Kane, David. "Karolina Muchova 'nearly forgot winning feeling' before ending title drought in Doha." Tennis.com, Feb 14, 2026. link

² WTA Staff. "Danilina and Krunic rally from 6-0, 5-2 down, save match point to win Doha title." wtatennis.com, Feb 14, 2026. link

³ Coombe, Jerome. "De Minaur saves 10 BPs vs. Humbert, reaches 3rd straight Rotterdam final." atptour.com, Feb 14, 2026. link

⁴ Kane, David. "Victoria Mboko adjusts to favorite status after Doha finals defeat." Tennis.com, Feb 14, 2026. link

⁵ Addicott, Adam. "Destanee Aiava Says 'Fk You' To Critics In Fiery Statement Announcing Her Retirement." Ubitennis, Feb 14, 2026. link

⁶ ATP Staff. "Cerundolo one win from banishing Buenos Aires heartbreak." atptour.com, Feb 14, 2026. link

Additional Sources

WTA Staff. "Muchova reigns in Doha for first WTA 1000 crown, first title since 2019." wtatennis.com, Feb 14, 2026. link

Bambini, Cole. "Dubai Championships draw: Pegula, Zheng and Rybakina, Bencic could meet in quarters." wtatennis.com, Feb 14, 2026. link

Khandelwal, Vishakha. "Fritz hammers 22 aces to beat Cilic, reaches Dallas final." atptour.com, Feb 14, 2026. link

Coombe, Jerome. "What is the Doha tennis draw?" atptour.com, Feb 14, 2026. link

Coombe, Jerome. "What are the draws in Rio de Janeiro and Delray Beach?" atptour.com, Feb 14, 2026. link

Livaudais, Stephanie. "Zeynep Sonmez splits with Turkish Airlines after breakthrough season." Tennis.com, Feb 14, 2026. link