Iga Swiatek and Liudmila Samsonova will take on each other in the second round of the 2023 WTA Dubai Open on February 22.
Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff will take on each other in the second round of the 2023 WTA Dubai Open on February 22.
Madison Keys and Victoria Azarenka will take on each other in the second round of the 2023 WTA Dubai Open on February 22.
Belinda Bencic and Karolina Muchova will take on each other in the second round of the 2023 WTA Dubai Open on February 22.
Jessica Pegula and Ana Bogdan will take on each other in the second round of the 2023 WTA Dubai Open on February 22.
The top half of the draw features Iga Swiatek, Maria Sakkari, Caroline Garcia, and Coco Gauff, all of whom will start their campaigns in the second round.
The third seed defeated Bogdan in 1 hour and 24 minutes to advance to Sunday's final against Katerina Siniakova, who won two matches on Saturday.
The World No.1 had earlier said that he is willing to pay the price for his unvaccinated status.
The Indo-Czech pair received a wild card for the tournament and will now take on Japan’s Shuko Aoyama and Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia in the quarterfinals