It’s quarter-final day in Dubai and Doha with Iga Swiatek (23) and Carlos Alcaraz (21) among those looking to move into the final four of the respective tournaments.
12:52 CET – Well, we have started the day with a big upset, second seed Iga Swiatek (23) has lost her quarter-final in Dubai to Russian Mirra Andreeva (17)!
The 12th-ranked teen won the match 6-3, 6-3 in just over 90 minutes to book the first semi-final spot at the tournament and her first WTA 1000 final-four appearance. With Swiatek’s loss, the top five seeds are all out.
09:00 CET – Today’s action in Dubai will begin in two hours when world number two Iga Swiatek (23) goes up against Mirra Andreeva (17) in the first quarter-final.
The first match of the day in Doha meanwhile will see second seed Alex De Minaur (26) take on Andrey Rublev (27) at 12:30 CET.
Click here for the full Dubai schedule, and here for Doha’s order of play.
07:15 CET – Hello and welcome to Flashscore’s coverage of today’s tennis!
The big names advanced overnight in Rio with fifth seed Sebastian Baez (24) beating Mariano Navone (23) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 before top seed Alexander Zverev (27) won 7-6, 7-6 in a tough two and a half hour battle with Alexander Shevchenko (24).
After that, the last Brazilian standing was knocked out when Thiago Monteiro (30) lost 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 to Chun Hsin Tseng.
