Dubai Open: Rybakina advances to quarter-finals

Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the No 4 seed, edged out Polish qualifier Magdalena Frech 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Dubai Open at The Aviation Club Tennis Centre on Wednesday.

Rybakina, ranked No 4, will play Italian Jasmine Paolini next.

In the previous round of the Dubai tournament, the Kazakh benefited from the abandonment of Belarusian Victoria Azarenka (4-6, 6-2).

Frech, ranked No 53, won against Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 14 seed (7-6 (2), 6-3) and Croat Petra Martic (6-4, 1-6, 6-2) in the previous rounds of the Dubai tournament.

Dubai WTA 1000, other last 16 results (The Aviation Club Tennis Centre, hard, USD 3.211.715, most recent results first):

• Anastasia Potapova vs. Qinwen Zheng
• Iga Swiatek vs. Elina Svitolina
• Coco Gauff vs. Karolina Pliskova
• Sorana Cirstea vs. Donna Vekic: wednesday
• Anna Kalinskaya (Q) beat Jelena Ostapenko (9): 6-4, 7-5
• Marketa Vondrousova (7) beat Liudmila Samsonova (12): 6-2, 6-2
• Jasmine Paolini beat Maria Sakkari (8): 6-4, 6-2