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A big challenge for Canadian Bianca Andreescu Tuesday, as she took on No. 9 seed and Australian Open finalist Elena Rybakina.

They played once before, at Wimbledon last year (we remember that one pretty well, actually). And Rybakina took it 6-4, 7-6 (5) on the way to her unexpected title.

For Andreescu, it was a second-round defeat. In Dubai, it’s a first-round loss.

Also – Leylah Fernandez and Bethanie Mattek-Sands teamed up again, as they did earlier in the season, to face Anna Danilina and Luisa Stefani in doubles. And pulled off the comeback win.

(Dubai is nine hours ahead of ET, 12 hours ahead of PT; Merida is one hour behind)

ATP – Monday, Feb. 20, 2023 final results

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Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
Dates: Feb. 19 – 25, 2023
Location: Dubai, UAE
Surface: Outdoor Hard (WTA 1000)
Prize money: $2,788,468
Draws: S56 – D28

Monday, Feb. 20, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

[9] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def. Bianca Andreescu (CAN) 63 64

Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) def [10] Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 63 57 75
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) def [11] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 46 76 (7) 75

[13] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def. [Q] Katarina Zavatska (UKR) 61 64
[15] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. [PR] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 63 75

[Q] Ana Bogdan (ROU) def. [Q] Laura Siegemund (GER) 75 63
~~Anastasia Potapova (RUS)~~ [LL] Lauren Davis (USA) def. Jil Teichmann (SUI) 64 46 63
[PR] Karolina Muchova (CZE) def. Bernarda Pera (USA) 61 64
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) def. Petra Martic (CRO) 64 06 62
Shelby Rogers (USA) def [16] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) [LL] Claire Liu (USA) 64 64
Karolina Pliskova (CZE) def. Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 63 64
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) def. [Q] Rebeka Masarova (ESP) 26 64 64

Doubles, second round

[1] Coco Gauff / Jessica Pegula (USA) def. Miyu Kato (JPN) / Aldila Sutjiadi (INA) 46 76 (2) [10-2]

Doubles, first round

[PR] Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) / Leylah Fernandez (CAN) def [6] Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) 16 63 [11-9]

[7] Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) / Vera Zvonareva (RUS) def. Marie Bouzkova (CZE) / Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 61 61

Monica Niculescu (ROU) / Kimberley Zimmerman (BEL) def ~~Anastasia Potapova / Yana Sizikova (RUS)~~ [ALT] Kaia Kanepi (EST) / Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 36 64 [11-9]
Hao-Ching Chan / Latisha Chan (TPE) def. Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) / Alexandra Panova (RUS) 61 76 (10)
Shuko Aoyama / Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) def. [WC] Sofia Kenin (USA) / Ekaterina Yashina (RUS) 61 26 [10-5]

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Merida Open Akron
Dates: Feb. 20 – 26, 2023
Location: Merida, Mexico
Surface: Outdoor Hard (WTA 250)
Prize money: $259,303
Draws: S32 – D16

Monday, Feb. 20, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

Caty McNally (USA) def [3] Zhu Lin (CHN) 76 (3) 67 (5) 61
Camila Giorgi (ITA) def. [6] Mayar Sherif (EGY) 64 62
Wang Xiyu (CHN) def [8] Alison Riske-Amritraj (USA) 75 46 76 (1)

[7] Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) def. Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 60 63

[Q] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) def Ana Bondar (HUN) 76 (8) 61
Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) def. [WC] Simona Waltert (SUI) 46 75 61
Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP) def [Q] Ana Konjuh (CRO) 64 67 (2) 62
[WC] Katie Volynets (USA) def Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) 46 62 61

Doubles, first round

[2] Kaitlyn Christian / Sabrina Santamaria (USA) def Andrea Gamiz (VEN) / Ingrid Gamarra Martins (BRA) 62 76 (4)
[3] Anastasia Detiuc (CZE) / Eri Hozumi (JPN) def. [WC] Estelle Cascino (FRA) / Jesika Maleckova (CZE) 76 (7) 36 [10-8]

Wang Xinyu (CHN) / Wu Fang-Hsien (TPE) def Alycia Parks / Sloane Stephens (USA) 76 (3) 76 (2)