The French Caroline Garcia and the German Angelique Kerber fulfilled their status as favorites and advanced to the second round of the Dubai tournament as did the Spanish Carla Suárez, the Italian Sara Errani, the American Catherine Bellis, the Estonian Anett Kontaveit and the Chinese Oiang Wang.
Kerber beat Czech Barbora Strycova, 6-2, 6-1, and in the second round she will face Italian Sara Errani, who beat Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko 6-4, 6-3.
Caroline Garcia, meanwhile, beat the Czech Lucie Safarova, 6-3, 7-5, and will face the Russian Ekaterina Makarova.
The Spanish Carla Suárez overcame the first round without setbacks by defeating the Russian Sofya Zhuk 6-2 and 6-2, coming from the previous phase and 139 from the world.
Suárez’s next opponent, number 27 in the WTA rankings, will be a much more fearsome player, Czech Karolina Pliskova, fifth in the world and third seeded in the Dubai tournament, exempt from the opening round.
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– Results of the day
– Individual. First round
Catherine Bellis (USA) to Elise Mertens (BEL), beat 6-3, 6-3.
Sara Errani (ITA) to Lesia Tsurenko (UKR), by 6-4 and 6-3.
Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) to Sofya Zhunk (RUS), 6-2 and 6-2.
Anett Kontaveit (EST) to Samantha Stosur (AUS), by 1-6, 6-2 and 6-4.
Qiang Wang (CHIN) to Kiki Bertens (NED), by 6-3 and 6-0.
Angelique Kerber (GER, 6) to Barbora Strycova (CZE), 6-2 and 6-1.
Caroline Garcia (FRA, 5) to Lucie Safarova (CZE), 6-3 and 7-5.
Kerber beat Czech Barbora Strycova, 6-2, 6-1, and in the second round she will face Italian Sara Errani, who beat Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko 6-4, 6-3.
Caroline Garcia, meanwhile, beat the Czech Lucie Safarova, 6-3, 7-5, and will face the Russian Ekaterina Makarova.
The Spanish Carla Suárez overcame the first round without setbacks by defeating the Russian Sofya Zhuk 6-2 and 6-2, coming from the previous phase and 139 from the world.
Suárez’s next opponent, number 27 in the WTA rankings, will be a much more fearsome player, Czech Karolina Pliskova, fifth in the world and third seeded in the Dubai tournament, exempt from the opening round.
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– Results of the day
– Individual. First round
Catherine Bellis (USA) to Elise Mertens (BEL), beat 6-3, 6-3.
Sara Errani (ITA) to Lesia Tsurenko (UKR), by 6-4 and 6-3.
Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) to Sofya Zhunk (RUS), 6-2 and 6-2.
Anett Kontaveit (EST) to Samantha Stosur (AUS), by 1-6, 6-2 and 6-4.
Qiang Wang (CHIN) to Kiki Bertens (NED), by 6-3 and 6-0.
Angelique Kerber (GER, 6) to Barbora Strycova (CZE), 6-2 and 6-1.
Caroline Garcia (FRA, 5) to Lucie Safarova (CZE), 6-3 and 7-5.