The season’s first WTA 1000-level event – $4.1mn Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2026 will swing into big action at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex Sunday with seven of the Top 10 players in action. The draw for the tournament has thrown up some interesting prospects where defending champion Amanda Anisimova could face Elina Svitolina in the quarter-finals, while Mirra Andreeva sits on a collision course with Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina at the bottom. With World No. 1 and former champion Aryna Sabalenka not in the field, three-time champion Iga Swiatek is the top seed, followed by Rybakina, Anisimova, Coco Gauff and Andreeva. Swiatek could run into Italian Jasmine Paolini, seeded sixth, in the last eight. Swiatek has won their first six matches, including the Cincinnati final last year, but Paolini turned the tables at the WTA Finals last year with a commanding 6-1, 6-2 win that took everyone by surprise. Rybakina, fresh off her second Grand Slam title and winner of 20 of her last 21 matches, tops her part of the draw. Her biggest threat is Andreeva, who won the title in Adelaide last month. This section also includes Victoria Mboko, Diana Shnaider and the returning Zheng Qinwen. Anisimova, who won the biggest title of her career here last year (till then), is the top seed in a section that also includes Australian Open semi-finalist Elina Svitolina, fresh into the Top 10. American Emma Navarro and Karolina Muchova are also in this quarter, as are Filipina sensation Alexandra Eala (who will attract a large number of fans in Doha) and 2017 champion Karolina Pliskova. Among the opening day matches would be the meeting between 2019 winner Elise Mertens of Belgium and Anastasia Pavlyucehnkova, scheduled for 3pm on centre court.The first round also features a clash between Czech Linda Noskova, seeded nine, and Australian teen Maya Joint. Noskova, now up to No. 12 in the world will take on Joint in their first meeting in a match between potential future superstars. There will also be American Emma Navarro against German Tatjana Maria. It’s been a slow start to the year for Navarro, who went just 2-3 during the Australian swing and lost her opener in Abu Dhabi. She’s fallen to No. 17 in the rankings, and is very much in need of a deep run in Doha to get some momentum back. And her opponent, 38-year-old Maria, is always a joy to watch. They’ve only played once, a 6-3, 6-2 win for Maria in Rome, Italy way back in 2022. Meanwhile, Emma Raducanu, who missed the chance to win her first title since her US Open triumph in 2021 after losing in straight sets to home favourite Sorana Cirstea in the Transylvania Open final Saturday, will also feature in Doha hoping to swing her fortunes. Unfortunately, Czech Barbora Krejcikova and Spaniard Paola Badosa had to withdraw from the tournament Saturday due to injuries. Krejcikova suffered a left knee injury while Badosa was pulled down by a troubled right hip. Seedings at the $4.1mn Qatar TotalEnergies Open 1. Iga Swiatek 2. Elena Rybakina 3. Amanda Anisimova 4. Coco Gauff 5. Mirra Andreeva 6. Jasmine Paolini 7. Elina Svitolina 8. Ekaterina Alexandrova 9. Linda Noskova 10. Victoria Mboko 11. Clara Tauson 12. Emma Navarro 13. Liudmila Samsanova 14. Karolina Muchova 15. Diana Shnaider 16. Elise Mertens. Today’s order of play atCentre Court (3pm start)Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs 16-Elise Mertens (BEL)Followed by:Ann Li (USA) vs Leylah Fernandez (CAN)Not Before 6Pm:Marie Bouzkova (CZE) vs 10-Victoria Mboko (CAN)Followed by:Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) vs 14-Karolina Muchova (CZE)

Fourteen-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi hammered a stunning 175 from just 80 balls as India thumped England by 100 runs in the Under-19 ODI World Cup final in Harare yesterday. Suryavanshi, who has already made history by becoming the youngest player to post a century in the Indian Premier League, lashed 15 fours and 15 sixes in his innings which saw him score his last 151 runs from just 56 balls. The left-handed opener was finally caught behind by England captain Thomas Rew off Manny Lumsden to leave India on 251-3 in the 26th over. They closed their 50 overs on 411-9. England launched a spirited attempt at making the runs with opener Ben Dawkins making 66 and middle-order batter Caleb Falconer striking a sublime 115 from 67 balls. Falconer was last man out, superbly caught by Khilan Patel, with England all out for 311 in 40.2 overs and India winning the title for the sixth time. “I had faith in my skills that I can contribute in big games and today it happened,” said Suryavanshi who was named player of the match and player of the tournament, having finished with 439 runs in seven innings at 62.71. Suryavanshi launched himself on to the international scene in 2024 as a 13-year-old with a 58-ball century against Australia in his Under-19 debut. Picked up by Rajasthan Royals, Suryavanshi then announced himself on the world stage by belting his first ball fearlessly for six on his IPL debut. Nine days later, he clubbed the Gujarat Titans bowlers to all parts as he scored the second fastest hundred in tournament history. The teenager brought up his century off 35 balls with 11 sixes and seven fours to stand behind only West Indies great Chris Gayle, who took 30 balls to make a ton in 2013.