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The Cana-Kiwis, Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe were looking for a semifinal spot.

But to get there they had to beat the team that defeated them at the Australian Open, AO finalists Ostapenko and Kichenok. And they did.

All of the quarterfinals in singles and doubles went Thursday, with three of the top four seeds – Swiatek, Gauff and Rybakina – and five of the top eight having made it this far. All but Swiatek are gone.

In Puerto Vallarta, Rebecca Marino looked for a quarterfinal spot. But fell short.

ATP Tour – Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 final results

(Dubai is 9 hours ahead of ET; Puerto Vallarta is one hour behind)

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Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
Location: Dubai, UAE
Category: WTA Tour 1000
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Feb. 18 – 24, 2024
Prize money: $3,211,715
Draws: S56 / D28

Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024
Final results

Singles, quarterfinals

Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def [4] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) WALKOVER

[Q] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def [3] Coco Gauff (USA) 26 64 62
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) def [7] Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 26 76 (1) 62

[1] Iga Swiatek (POL) def [6] Zheng Qinwen (CHN) 63 62

Doubles, quarterfinals

[2] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) def [6] Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 64 64

[3] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Ellen Perez (AUS) def. [WC] Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 67 (1) 61 [12-10]
[4] Storm Hunter (AUS) / Katerina Siniakova (CZE) def. Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 76 (3) 64

Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) / Laura Siegemund (GER) def Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Wu Fang-Hsien (TPE) 36 62 [10-4]

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Puerto Vallarta Open
Location: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Category: WTA Tour 125
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Feb. 19 – 25, 2024
Prize money: $115,000
Draws: S32 / D28

Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024
Final results

Singles, second round

Léolia Jeanjean (FRA) def Rebecca Marino (CAN) 63 46 62

[LL] McCartney Kessler (USA) def [6] Claire Liu (USA) 64 63

[5] Maria Carlé (ARG) def Caty McNally (USA) 06 62 63

Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP) def Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 64 64

Doubles, quarterfinals

Iryna Shymanovich (RUS) / Renata Zarazua (MEX) def [1] Irina Khromacheva / Yana Sizikova (RUS) 64 64
Angelica Moratelli / Camilla Rosatello (ITA) def [2] Miriam Kolodziejova (CZE) / Katarzyna Piter (POL) 63 63