Dubai Open: Frech beats Martic to move into last 16

Pole qualifier Magdalena Frech defeated Croat Petra Martic 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 to advance to the last 16 of the Dubai Open at The Aviation Club Tennis Centre on Tuesday.

Frech, ranked No 53, will play the winner of the match between Belarusian Victoria Azarenka and Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the No 4 seed, next.

The Pole won against Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 14 seed (7-6 (2), 6-3) ahead of her win today.

Earlier in the week, Martic, ranked No 61, won against American Caroline Dolehide (6-4, 7-6 (4)).

Dubai WTA 1000, other second-round matches (The Aviation Club Tennis Centre, hard, USD 3,211,715):

• Jasmine Paolini beat Leylah Fernandez: 6-3, 6-4
• Maria Sakkari (8) beat Emma Navarro: 6-2, 6-4
• Coco Gauff vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto
• Iga Swiatek vs. Sloane Stephens
• Karolina Pliskova vs. Ashlyn Krueger
• Nao Hibino vs. Qinwen Zheng
• Victoria Azarenka vs. Elena Rybakina
• Lucia Bronzetti vs. Anastasia Potapova
• Tatjana Maria vs. Elina Svitolina
• Jelena Ostapenko vs. Lulu Sun
• Veronika Kudermetova vs. Sorana Cirstea
• Anna Kalinskaya vs. Cristina Bucsa
• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Liudmila Samsonova
• Donna Vekic vs. Aryna Sabalenka
• Marketa Vondrousova vs. Peyton Stearns