​Karolina Pliskova was eliminated in the 1/8 finals of the WTA tournament in Dubai after losing in three sets to Coco Gauff with the score of 6-2, 4-6, 3-6.

Karolina PlishkovaPhoto: William WEST / AFP / Profimedia

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Karolina Plishkova (36 WTA) stopped in the 1/8 finals of the WTA tournament in Dubai.

The former world leader was defeated by Coco Gauff (3 WTA) at the end of the match, which lasted one hour and 54 minutes.

The player from the United States of America will face Anna Kalinska (40 WTA), who beat Yelena Ostapenko (9 WTA) with a score of 6-4, 7-5.

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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.

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