Tennis Coco Gauff leads upsets in Dubai, top-seeded Svitolina loses Gauff fights back to defeat Marketa Vondrousova 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 to set up a third-round clash with Tereza Martincova. AP DUBAI 10 March, 2021 09:42 IST AP DUBAI 10 March, 2021 09:42 IST American teen Coco Gauff led a day of upsets in the second round of the Dubai Championships on Tuesday, when top-seeded Elina Svitolina lost and Petra Kvitova dropped out with a hip problem.SCORE CENTREThe 16-year-old Gauff fought back to defeat 12th-seeded Marketa Vondrousova 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 to set up a third-round clash with Tereza Martincova, who upset the fifth-seeded Kiki Bertens 6-1, 6-4. Svetlana Kuznetsova upset two-time champion Svitolina 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, completing her comeback win in just under two hours and will face Barbora Krejcikova in the third round. The Czech defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-1.Another teenager, 19-year-old Anastasia Potapova, defeated 11th-seeded Madison Keys 6-4, 6-3.Kvitova, who defeated Garbiñe Muguruza to win the Qatar Open on Saturday, retired on Tuesday with Jil Teichmann leading 6-2, 3-4. Kvitova said she's had an adductor problem since the semifinal in Doha. Day 3 highlights! A 21st career victory in Dubai for @SvetlanaK27 VS top seed @ElinaSvitolina pic.twitter.com/7kobXpwgLW— Dubai Tennis Champs (@DDFTennis) March 9, 2021 French Open champion Iga Swiatek eased past lucky loser Misaki Doi, 6-2, 6-4 for a third-round clash with Muguruza, who defeated American teenager Amanda Anisimova, 6-4, 6-2.Bencic overcomes KudermetovaThe second-seeded Karolina Pliskova had to dig hard for a 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2 win over Anastasija Sevastova and the sixth-seeded Belinda Bencic also had a tough match in beating Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. Bencic needed five match points to seal her win.Elise Mertens defeated Shelby Rogers 6-3, 6-3, but another American, Jessica Pegula, prevailed with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Kristina Mladenovic.There were wins, too, for Caroline Garcia, Anett Kontaveit, Aryna Sabalenka, and Ons Jabeur. Barty Breezes Past Doi On Clay Return Ash Barty pockets second consecutive Miami title after Andreescu retires Sinner becomes fourth teen to reach Miami Open final, to face Hurkacz Hubert Hurkacz upsets Tsitsipas to reach Miami Open semis More Videos Barty eases past Svitolina to make Miami final Highlights: Osaka's winning streak snaps at Miami Open Highlights: Barty beats Sabalenka to reach Miami Open semifinals Highlights: Ashleigh Barty moves into Miami Open quarterfinal Highlights: Cramping Medvedev clings on to beat Popyrin Barty defuses Ostapenko's big hitting to win in Miami Tsitsipas makes fourth round in Miami with win over Dzumhur Highlights: Osaka edges past Tomljanovic in Miami Open
Dubai Tennis Championships Belinda Bencic Karolina Pliskova Iga Swiatek Petra Kvitova Elina Svitolina Coco Gauff