They caught up on Wednesday in Dubai, after a lot of rain on Tuesday. But might be left with a few pretty tired players.

Still, only four of the original 16 seeds are still alive. And along with the seed carnage at Doha last week, this Middle East swing continues to be sort of a crapshoot – and a tough one to market given the top players often don’t make it to the pointy end.

Iga Swiatek was in the driver’s seat, even as she had arguably the most intriguing match of the four against No. 12 seed Mirra Andreeva. Who is still only 17. But she was shocked in straight sets.

(Dubai is 9 hours ahead of ET).

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Dubai Duty Free Championships
Location: Dubai, UAE
Category: WTA 1000 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Feb. 16 – 22, 2025
Prize Money: $3,664,963
Draws: S56 – D28

Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025
Final results

Singles, quarterfinals

[12] Mirra Andreeva (RUS) def [2] Iga Swiatek (POL) 63 63

[6] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def [WC] Sofia Kenin (USA) 62 76 (2)

[14] Karolina Muchova (CZE) def [WC] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 62 75

Clara Tauson (DEN) def Linda Noskova (CZE) 76 (4) 64

Doubles, quarterfinals

[1] Katerina Siniakova (CZE) / Taylor Townsend (USA) def Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) / Laura Siegemund (GER) 36 64 [10-7]

[3] Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) 75 57 [10-3]

Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) def Linda Noskova (CZE) / Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 64 36 [10-8]

Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) def Alexandra Panova (RUS) / Fanny Stollar (HUN) 62 64

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