Top Seeds Breeze Into Last 16 Despite Windy Afternoon At Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
Seeds Coco Gauff (3), Jessica Pegula (4), Mirra Andreeva (5) and Belinda Bencic (9) all progress
Last year's beaten finalist Clara Tauson (12) and rising American star Iva Jovic (16) remain in the hunt
Dubai, UAE - 17 February 2026: Amid glorious winter conditions at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, WTA1000 week heated up on Tuesday as a raft of seeds booking early passage to the Round of 16 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
With nine matches played in daylight hours on day three, the USA's Coco Gauff, the World No4 and third seed this week, defeated Anna Kalinskaya in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4 in little more than an hour
Seeds Coco Gauff (3), Jessica Pegula (4), Mirra Andreeva (5) and Belinda Bencic (9) all progress
Last year's beaten finalist Clara Tauson (12) and rising American star Iva Jovic (16) remain in the hunt
Dubai, UAE - 17 February 2026: Amid glorious winter conditions at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, WTA1000 week heated up on Tuesday as a raft of seeds booking early passage to the Round of 16 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
With nine matches played in daylight hours on day three, the USA's Coco Gauff, the World No4 and third seed this week, defeated Anna Kalinskaya in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4 in little more than an hour
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