Dubai Duty Free Championships: Pliskova through to last 16 after a demonstration against Sakkari

Czech Karolina Pliskova beat Greek Maria Sakkari, the No 6 seed, 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the last 16 of the Dubai Duty Free Championships at The Aviation Club Tennis Centre on Tuesday night.

Pliskova, ranked No 18, will play Anhelina Kalinina next.

The Czech won against Marketa Vondrousova (6-3, 6-4) ahead of her victory.

Dubai WTA 1000, other second-round results (The Aviation Club Tennis Centre, hard, USD 2.788.468, most recent results first):

• Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs. Coco Gauff
• Iga Swiatek vs. Leylah Fernandez
• Elena Rybakina vs. Marie Bouzkova
• Jelena Ostapenko vs. Linda Fruhvirtova
• Lauren Davis vs. Aryna Sabalenka
• Belinda Bencic vs. Marta Kostyuk
• Yulia Putintseva vs. Petra Kvitova
• Shelby Rogers vs. Ana Bogdan
• Viktoriya Tomova vs. Jessica Pegula
• Karolina Muchova vs. Sorana Cirstea
• Qinwen Zheng vs. Liudmila Samsonova
• Amanda Anisimova vs. Victoria Azarenka: tuesday
• Caroline Garcia vs. Madison Keys: tuesday
• Daria Kasatkina vs. Barbora Krejcikova: tuesday
• Anhelina Kalinina beat Dayana Yastremska (Q): 5-7, 6-2, 6-3