Dubai Open: Sabalenka eases past Kudermetova, books spot in last 16

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the top seed, defeated Russian qualifier Veronika Kudermetova 6-3, 6-4 to move into the last 16 of the Dubai Open at The Aviation Club Tennis Centre.

Sabalenka, ranked No 1, will face the winner of the match between Dane Clara Tauson and Ukrainian Elina Svitolina next.

Kudermetova, ranked No 50, won against Ekaterina Alexandrova (3-6, 6-4, 6-3) 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: tuesday
• Emma Raducanu vs. Karolina Muchova: tuesday
• McCartney Kessler beat Coco Gauff (3): 6-4, 7-5
• Dayana Yastremska beat Anastasia Potapova: 6-2, 6-3
• Iga Swiatek (2) beat Victoria Azarenka: 6-0, 6-2
• Jessica Pegula (5) beat Liudmila Samsonova: 6-0, 6-4
• Sofia Kenin (WC) beat Marta Kostyuk: 5-7, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5)
• 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