Only eight of the 16 seeds survived to the third round.
Still, some tastiness in store Wednesday as Coco Gauff gets the night session along with some late-night action, for the second straight night, for crowd favorite Alexandra Eala.
The support she had in some of the places the has played so far this season has been something to behold. And her win over Jasmine Paolini Tuesday night had some of the fans in tears.
(Dubai is 9 hours ahead of ET).
Dubai Duty Free Championships
Location: Dubai, UAE
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Feb. 15 – 21, 2026
Prize Money: $4,088,211
Draws: S56 – D28
–
Center Court (11 a.m. start – 2 a.m. ET)
1. [2] Amanda Anisimova (USA) vs. [WC] Janice Tjen (INA)
2. [5] Mirra Andreeva (RUS) vs Jaqueline Cristian (ROU)
3. [1] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) vs [LL] Antonia Ruzic (CRO) (not before 2 p.m.)
4. [3] Coco Gauff (USA) vs Elise Mertens (BEL) (not before 7 p.m.)
5. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) vs Alexandra Eala (PHI)
–
New Court 1
1. [12] Clara Tauson (DEN) vs Magda Linette (POL)
2. [4] Jessica Pegula (USA) vs [16] Iva Jovic (USA)
3. [7] Elina Svitolina (UKR) vs [9] Belinda Bencic (SUI) (not before 4 p.m.)
–
Court 2 (1 p.m.)
1. [4] Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Aleksandra Krunic (RB) vs [WC] Rutuja Bhosale (IND) / Peangtarn Plipuech (THA)
2. [3] Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) vs. Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Clara Tauson (after suitable rest/not before 3 p.m.)
3. [1] Jasmine Paolini / Sara Errani (ITA) vs. Laura Siegemund (GER) / Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
About Post Author
