Overview
- World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka beat Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-1 in Riyadh in roughly an hour.
- Sabalenka controlled the second set and pushed her head-to-head lead over Paolini to 6–2 with five straight wins.
- Paolini’s next singles match is set for Tuesday against Coco Gauff, the other opening-day loser in the Steffi Graf group.
- In doubles, Paolini and Sara Errani opened with a victory over Asia Muhammad and Demi Schuurs.
- Their second group match against Jelena Ostapenko and Su-Wei Hsieh is underway, with the opponents taking the first set 6–3.