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Some potentially delicious matchups were in store Wednesday in Dubai as Aryna Sabalenka takes on Petra Kvitova, and Iga Swiatek meets Jelena Ostapenko.

Except … all the seeds but Ons Jabeur went down to unseeded players. Which is … not good.

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Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships
Dates: Feb. 14 – 20, 2022
Location: Dubai, UAE
Surface: Outdoor Hard (WTA 500)
Prize money: $703,580
Draws: S32 – D16

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022
Final results

Singles, second round

Petra Kvitova (CZE) def [1] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 64 64
[Q] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) def [2] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 63 76  (3)
Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) def [4] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 36 64 64 Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def [6] Iga Swiatek (POL) 46 61 76 (4)
[LL] Jil Teichmann (SUI) def [10] Elina Svitolina (UKR) 76 (0) 62

[8] Ons Jabeur (TUN) def. Jessica Pegula (USA) 63 61

Simona Halep (ROU) def. [Q] Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) 63 62
[Q] Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) def. [Q] Varvara Gracheva (RUS) 62 60

Doubles quarterfinal

[WC] Sania Mirza (IND) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) def Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 75 63

Doubles, first round

[2] Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) / Elise Mertens (BEL) def. Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) / Raluca Olaru (ROU) 76 (4) 46 [10-6]

Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) def Sofia Kenin (USA) / Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 76 (5) 62
Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def. Eden Silva (GBR) / Kimberley Zimmerman BEL) 63 64

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