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Iga Swiatek continued her WTA tour dominance by beating Liudmila Samsonova 6-1 6-0 in 75 minutes to reach the quarter-finals in Dubai.
Swiatek dropped just one game to win another – finishing with 18 winners to just six unforced errors.
Poland’s No. 1 will now take on former finalist Dubai Karolina Pliskova in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
Pliskova became the first of seven former finalists in Dubai to reach the quarter-finals with a 7-5 6-7 (6-8) 6-2 defeat of Anhelina Kalinina.
The Czechs reached the last eight of the competition for the fifth time and the first time since 2020.
Swiatek won their only previous meeting against Pliskova – a 6-0 6-0 demolition in the Rome 2021 final.
Coco Gauff and Madison Keys will also face off in an all-American quarterfinal clash.
Gauff advanced after Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina withdrew from her scheduled match due to a lower back injury.
Keys booked her place in the next round with a 6-2 6-1 win over Victoria Azarenka with the former US Open finalist needing just 57 minutes to claim her first win over Azarenka.
Karolina Muchova ended Belinda Bencic’s seven-match streak with a 6-1 6-4 success to set up a date with the No.3 seed. Jessica Pegula.
Last year’s French Open finalist defeated Ana Bogdan 6-4 6-3.
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