Dubai Open: Stearns upsets Zheng to reach last 16

American Peyton Stearns edged out China’s Qinwen Zheng, the No 7 seed, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to move into the last 16 of the Dubai Open at The Aviation Club Tennis Centre on Wednesday.

Stearns, ranked No 46, scored her first career top 10 win and will face Russian Mirra Andreeva, the No 12 seed, next.

Ahead of her victory, the American beat Tunisian Ons Jabeur (7-6 (6), 6-4).

Dubai WTA 1000, other second-round results (The Aviation Club Tennis Centre, hard, USD 3,664,963):

• Mirra Andreeva beat Marketa Vondrousova: 7-5, 6-0
• Emma Navarro (8) beat Belinda Bencic: 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3
• Sorana Cirstea (WC) beat Alycia Parks (Q): 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
• Clara Tauson beat Elina Svitolina: 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (4)
• Karolina Muchova (14) beat Emma Raducanu (WC): 7-6 (6), 6-4
• Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Veronika Kudermetova (Q): 6-3, 6-4
• 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

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