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Daria Kasatkina and Australian Open finalist Elena Rybakina finally swung into action in Abu Dhabi.

Rybakina was through easily; Kasatkina had to pull a comeback.

Meanwhile, a lot of the higher-ranked players are out in Linz, where qualifiers and a wild card and a lucky loser are looking for quarter-final spots.

ATP – Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 results

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Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open
Dates: Feb. 6 – 12, 2023
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Surface: Outdoor Hard (WTA 500)
Prize money: $780,637
Draws: S28 – D16

Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023
Final results

Singles, second round

[1] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) def Jil Teichmann (SUI) 16 60 62
[3] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 64 62
[6] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) def. [Q] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 64 67 (5) 76 (4)
[8] Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) def Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 64 76 (6)

Doubles, quarterfinals

[1] Desirae Krawczyk (USA) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX) def. Timea Babos (HUN) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 63 76 (3)

[PR] Luisa Stefani (BRA) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) def Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) / Laura Siegemund (GER) 64 64

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Upper Austria Ladies Linz
Dates: Feb. 6 – 12, 2023
Location: Linz, Austria
Surface: Indoor Hard (WTA 250)
Prize money: $259,303
Draws: S32 – D16

Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023
Final results

Singles, second round

[Q] Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) def [4] Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) 63 75

[5] Donna Vekic (CRO) def. Madison Brengle (USA) 63 61
[6] Petra Martic (CRO) def. Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 64 67 (5) 76 (3)

[Q] Dalma Galfi (HUN) def [WC] Eva Lys (GER) 64 36 63
[LL] Clara Tauson (DEN) def Camila Giorgi (ITA) 16 63 64

Doubles, quarterfinals

[1] Alexandra Panova (RUS) / Alycia Parks (USA) def. Bibiane Schoofs (NED) / Kimberley Zimmerman (BEL) 46 61 [10-6]

Natela Dzalamidze (GEO) / Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) def. Andrea Gamiz (VEN) / Georginan Garcia-Perez (ESP) 75 62
Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) def Han Xinyun (CHN) / Lidziya Marozava (RUS) 63 61