Russian player Mira Andreeva, ranked 14th in the world, achieved two victories in one day in different rounds at the 25th Dubai Tennis Championships. In the morning, she defeated Czech tennis player Marketa Vondrousova (39th in the world) in the match of the 1/8 finals. Then, in the afternoon session, she triumphed over American Betony Sterns (46th in the world) in the 1/16 finals.
Andreeva, who played on the tennis courts of the Dubai Tennis Championships in Qarhoood, has won four matches in the 1/32 finals ahead of the continuation of her program in the afternoon session. Sterns advanced to the 1/16 finals, defeating Chinese player Qianqian Zhang (eighth in the world) with a score of 2:1. Also, Kristina Kritisina (89th in the rankings) secured a victory over American Alisha Parks (79th in the rankings) with a score of 2:1, while Navarro (ninth in the world) defeated the 2019 champion, Swiss Belinda Bencic (66th), also with a score of 2:1.
In the 1/16 finals, unexpected results occurred, including the defeat of reigning Italian champion Jasmine Paolini (fourth in the world) by American Sofia Kenin (56th). Among other matches, Ukrainian Diana Yastremska lost to Polish Iga Swiatek (second in the world) with a score of 2:0, and Kazakh Yelena Rybakina (seventh in the world) won against Spaniard Paula Badosa (tenth in the world) with a score of 2:1.
