Dubai Duty-Free: Iga Swiatek defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0 in 75 minutes to go to the quarterfinals in Dubai, continuing her dominance on the WTA tour.
Swiatek only lost one game on the way to another convincing victory, finishing with 18 wins to only six unforced mistakes.
In the quarterfinal match on Thursday, the world No. 1 from Poland will face Karolina Pliskova, a former finalist in Dubai.
Pliskova defeated Anhelina Kalinina 7-5 6-7 (6-8) 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals, becoming the first of seven previous winners in Dubai.
For the fifth time overall and for the first time since 2020, the Czech Republic makes it to the last eight.
Swiatek defeated Pliskova in their lone prior encounter, a 6-0 6-0 thrashing in the Rome final in 2021.
Aryna Sabalenka, the winner of the Australian Open, defeated Jelena Ostapenko, the defending champion, 2-6, 6-1, 6-1, to extend her incredible winning run.
After the win, Sabalenka became the first female player since Serena Williams in 2015—who began the year with 24 straight victories—to win her first 13 matches of the year.
In a quarterfinal matchup that features just Americans, Coco Gauff and Madison Keys will also compete.
Elena Rybakina, the Wimbledon winner, withdrew from their match because of lower back pain, which allowed Gauff to advance.
After a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Victoria Azarenka, Keys advanced to the second round of the tournament. It took the former US Open finalist just 57 minutes to achieve her first victory over the Belarusian.
After a 6-1 6-4 victory, Karolina Muchova ended Belinda Bencic’s seven-match winning streak and earned a meeting with the third-seeded Jessica Pegula.
The winner of the 2017 French Open final defeated Bogdan, 6-4, 6-3.
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