Overview
- Amanda Anisimova retired while trailing Karolína Plíšková 5-7, 7-6(3), 4-1 after on-court medical checks, later saying she got sick in Doha.
- Exiting in her first match as defending champion yields only 10 points, producing a 990-point drop to an estimated 5,690 at the next rankings update.
- The rankings hit is set to push Anisimova out of the top five and return U.S. No. 1 status to Coco Gauff, according to live calculations.
- Emma Raducanu retired at 6-2, 4-6, 0-2 against Camila Osorio, with the WTA listing illness as the official reason following a medical timeout and blood-pressure check.
- Plíšková advanced as her post-ankle-surgery comeback gathers momentum, while a run of withdrawals has intensified scrutiny of the crowded early-season WTA schedule.