The tournament later apologized for what it called an "administrative mistake," but representatives for the Russian said that it could be "potentially quite harmful" to her.
The Abu Dhabi Open mistakenly listed Russian tennis star Daria Kasatkina as Spanish during its draw ceremony, leading to speculation about a nationality change. Kasatkina, who competes as a neutral ...
The Middle East Swing kicked started on February 1 when the qualifiers of the 2025 Abu Dhabi Open were held at Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre.