Iga Swiatek of Poland celebrates after winning a point against Elinaof Svitolina of Ukraine during a match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Dubai Tennis C'ships: Iga Swiatek Beats Elina Svitolina To Enter Quarter-Finals
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek advanced to the quarter-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships 2024 by beating two-time champion Elina Svitolina 6-1, 6-4 in the round of 16. Swiatek will next play sixth-seeded Qinwen Zheng, who eliminated Anastasia Potapova 6-3, 6-2. Meanwhile, fourth-seeded Elena Rybakina had a tougher time reaching the quarterfinals. She outlasted Magdalena Frech 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4. Rybakina has a quarter-final match against Jasmine Paolini. The Italian defeated eighth-seeded Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-2. Elsewhere, Coco Gauff rallied from a slow start and a second-set argument with the chair umpire to beat Karolina Pliskova 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 and reach the last-eight stage. The third-seeded Gauff ended Pliskova's 11-match winning streak.
Dubai Tennis Championships 2024: Iga Swiatek vs Elinaof Svitolina | Photo: AP/Kamran Jebreili
Elinaof Svitolina of Ukraine reacts after missing a ball to Iga Swiatek of Poland during a match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Dubai Tennis Championships 2024: Iga Swiatek vs Elinaof Svitolina | Photo: AP/Kamran Jebreili
Iga Swiatek of Poland returns the ball to Elinaof Svitolina of Ukraine during a match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Dubai Tennis Championships 2024: Iga Swiatek vs Elinaof Svitolina | Photo: AP/Kamran Jebreili
Elinaof Svitolina of Ukraine returns the ball to Iga Swiatek of Poland during a match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Dubai Tennis Championships 2024: Elena Rybakina vs Magdalena Frech | Photo: AP/Kamran Jebreili
Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan returns the ball to Magdalena Frech of Poland during a match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Dubai Tennis Championships 2024: Elena Rybakina vs Magdalena Frech | Photo: AP/Kamran Jebreili
Magdalena Frech of Poland returns the ball to Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan during a match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Dubai Tennis Championships 2024: Elena Rybakina vs Magdalena Frech | Photo: AP/Kamran Jebreili
Elena Rybakina of Kazakhistan serves to Magdalena Frech of Poland during a match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Dubai Tennis Championships 2024: Elena Rybakina vs Magdalena Frech | Photo: AP/Kamran Jebreili
Magdalena Frech of Poland returns the ball to Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan during a match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Dubai Tennis Championships 2024: Coco Gauff vs Karolina Pliskova | Photo: AP/Kamran Jebreili
Coco Gauff of the U.S. celebrates after beating Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic in a match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Dubai Tennis Championships 2024: Coco Gauff vs Karolina Pliskova | Photo: AP/Kamran Jebreili
Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic returns the ball to Coco Gauff of the U.S. during a match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Dubai Tennis Championships 2024: Coco Gauff vs Karolina Pliskova | Photo: AP/Kamran Jebreili
Coco Gauff of the U.S. returns the ball to Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic during a match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Dubai Tennis Championships 2024: Coco Gauff vs Karolina Pliskova | Photo: AP/Kamran Jebreili
Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic returns the ball to Coco Gauff of the U.S. during a match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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