The tournament "Tennis Dubai" has started in Dubai among professional female athletes. The top 8 players in the world will compete for victory in this tournament, which takes place at the "Dubai Free Trade Zone" stadiums in the Karfud area. The competition is related to the 1000 point category with a total prize fund of 3.7 million dollars. The tournament will conclude next Sunday.
A feature of the current tournament is the participation of 9 out of the top 10 female tennis players in the world, which gives an advantage of direct qualification into the second round of the tournament for all the top-ranked players.
The final match of the second round of the tournament will feature Italian Jasmine Paolini, the defending champion from last year's "Tennis Dubai", and the Romanian Sorana Cirstea, who is currently ranked 89th in the world. Cirstea advanced to the second round, defeating the world's 11th-ranked Russian Darya Kasatkina in two sets (6-1, 6-4).
Also, in the second round, Arina Sobolenko, the leader of the world ranking, will begin her match against the Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova or compatriot Veronika Kudermetova. Polish Iga Swiatek plays against Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, while American Coco Gauff faces off against fellow compatriot Marketa Vondrousova, who defeated Amanda Anisimova.
Japanese Moika Oshadzhim won against Latvian champion 2022 Elena Ostapenko, claiming victory with a score of 6-3, 6-3. She will face Kazakh Elena Rybakina in the next round, who was a finalist in "Tennis Dubai" in 2020.
