Overview
- World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka beat Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-1 in about 70 minutes in her 500th tour match.
- Jessica Pegula defeated defending champion Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2 in two hours and 12 minutes to open her campaign.
- The victories leave Sabalenka and Pegula joint leaders of the Stefanie Graf group after the opening day in Riyadh.
- Pegula is scheduled to face Sabalenka in the group’s second match, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals.
- In doubles, Luisa Stefani and Timea Babos fell 6-2, 3-6, 10-6 to Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend and will next meet Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider.