Elena Rybakina and Paula Badosa, two of the top seeds at the Dubai Open, advanced and will face off in the round of 16 at the hardcourt tournament. No. 6-seeded Rybakina beat Moyuka Uchijima of Japan 6-3,

Results Sunday from Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships at Aviation Club Tennis Centre (seedings in parentheses): Alycia Parks, United States, def. Wang Xinyu, China, 6-3, 6-3. Paula Badosa (9), Spain,

Elena Rybakina and Paula Badosa enjoyed a triumphant day at the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai and now they are set to face in the round-of-16. After a first-round bye, the sixth-seeded Kazakh ousted qualifier Moyuka Uchijama 6-3 6-2 in her opening match.

However, Badosa also served pretty well and allowed only one break so it was enough for her to get the job done in two sets. In her next match, the No. 9 seed will play against El

Emma Raducanu lost to Karolina Muchova after an emotional first set in which a spectator was ejected at the Dubai Championships

Paula Badosa seemingly related to Andrey Rublev's mental health admission as the Spanish tennis star said she was "moved" by how the Russian opened up and described his personal battles. In his return to Dubai - the same place where he absolutely exploded last year during a shocking tantrum - the Russian tennis star recalled being "completely lost" and often asking himself what was the purpose of living.

In the third set, Badosa came back from a 3-5 deficit and went 6-5 up and had two consecutive match points in the 12th game. However, Rybakina also saved those two match points before completing a 4-6 7-6 (8) 7-6 (2) win to reach the Dubai quarterfinal.

In a Round-of-16 clash between Top 10 players, No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina saved six match points (four in the second-set tiebreak, and two more at 6-5 in the third set) en route to a 4-6, 7-6(8), 7-6(2) win over No.

Elena Rybakina and Paula Badosa, two of the top seeds at the Dubai Open, advanced on Tuesday and will face off in the round

The former Wimbledon champion came back to win a third-set tiebreaker and reach the quarterfinals at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

They’re both playing at a high level at the same time. Who has the advantage when these two are at full strength?

No. 9 Paula Badosa of Spain held her "home" court on Sunday to win her opening match at the Dubai Tennis Championships in the United Arab Emirates.