Dubai Open: Paolini ends run of qualifier Lys, moves into last 16

Italian Jasmine Paolini, the No 4 seed, won against German qualifier Eva Lys 6-2, 7-5 to reach the last 16 of the Dubai Open at The Aviation Club Tennis Centre.

Paolini, ranked No 4, will play the winner of the match between American wildcard Sofia Kenin and Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk next.

In the previous round of the Dubai tournament, Lys, ranked No 87, defeated Romanian qualifier Irina-Camelia Begu (5-7, 7-5, 6-3).

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

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