The third favorite of the tournament “WTA 1000” in Dubai Coco Gauff managed to break into the 1/8 finals after winning in one set over the Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto (58 WTA) with a score of 6-1, 7-5.

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Coco Gauff, eighth on the WTA in Dubai

A week ago, Coco Gauf, who was eliminated in the second round in Doha, made her debut at WTA Dubai.

The American, who is ranked third in the world, made a great start to the match against Elisabetta Cocciaretto and won the first set by a move.

In the second set, the Italian put up more resistance, playing evenly with Hauf, who, however, managed to finish the game before the tiebreak.

In the round of 16, Coco Gauf will meet the Czech Karolina Pliskova (36 WTA).

The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships runs from February 18 to 24 on hard, is part of the “WTA 1000” category and has a total prize pool of $3,211,715. Simona Halep won the tournament in 2015 and 2020, and the reigning champion is Barbora Krejcikova.

The main favorites from Dubai: Iga Svyatek (1), Aryna Sabalenko (2/eliminated), Coco Gauff (3), Olena Rybakina (4), Ons Jaber (5/eliminated), Qinwen Zheng (6), Marketa Vondrousova (7). . ), Maria Sakkari (8).

Results of the day at WTA Dubai

L. Fernandes – J. Paolini 3-6, 4-6

M. Fresh – P. Martych 6-4, 1-6, 6-2

M. Sakkari – E. Navarro 6-2, 6-4

M. Vondrousova – P. Stearns 6-1, 5-7, 6-2

D. Vekich – A. Sabalenka 6(5)-7, 6-3, 6-0

A. Pavlyuchenkova – L. Samsonova (Pavlyuchenkova withdrew)

A. Kalinska – K. Bucha 6-3, 6-4

V. Kudermetova – S. Kirstya 1-6, 4-6

L. Bronzetti – A. Potapova 0-6, 3-6

T. Maria – E. Svitolina 3-6, 3-6

Ya. Ostapenko – L. Sun 6-4, 6-3

V. Azarenka – E. Rybakina 6-4, 2-6 (Azarenka ended her career)

N. Hibino – K. Zheng 7-5, 2-6, 2-6

I. Svyatek – S. Stevens 6-4, 6-4

K. Plishkova – A. Kruger 6(2)-7, 6-3, 6-4

K. Gauff – E. Cocciaretto 6-1, 7-5

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