Dubai Open: Swiatek crushes Azarenka to power into last 16

Pole Iga Swiatek, the second seed, won against Belarusian Victoria Azarenka 6-0, 6-2 to advance to the last 16 of the Dubai Open at The Aviation Club Tennis Centre.

Swiatek, ranked No 2, will face the winner of the match between Russian Anastasia Potapova and Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska next.

Azarenka, ranked No 34, edged out Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina (2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4) in the previous round of the Dubai tournament.

Dubai WTA 1000, other second-round results (The Aviation Club Tennis Centre, hard, USD 3.664.963, most recent results first):

• Marketa Vondrousova vs. Mirra Andreeva
• Qinwen Zheng vs. Peyton Stearns
• Belinda Bencic vs. Emma Navarro
• Sorana Cirstea vs. Alycia Parks
• Clara Tauson vs. Elina Svitolina
• Emma Raducanu vs. Karolina Muchova
• Aryna Sabalenka vs. Veronika Kudermetova
• Coco Gauff vs. McCartney Kessler: tuesday
• Anastasia Potapova vs. Dayana Yastremska: tuesday
• Jessica Pegula (5) beat Liudmila Samsonova: 6-0, 6-4
• Sofia Kenin vs. Marta Kostyuk: tuesday
• Linda Noskova beat Diana Shnaider (11): 7-6 (8), 4-6, 6-3
• Jasmine Paolini (4) beat Eva Lys (Q): 6-2, 7-5
• Paula Badosa (9) beat Elise Mertens: 6-2, 6-1
• Elena Rybakina (6) beat Moyuka Uchijima (Q): 6-3, 6-2