WTA Dubai: Navarro beats Bencic to move into last 16

American Emma Navarro, the No 8 seed, moved into the last 16 of the Dubai Open by defeating Swiss Belinda Bencic 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3 at The Aviation Club Tennis Centre on Wednesday.

Navarro, ranked No 9, will face Romanian wildcard Sorana Cirstea next.

In the previous round of the tournament, Bencic, ranked No 66, won against Japanese qualifier Aoi Ito (6-0, 6-2).

Dubai WTA 1000, other second-round results (The Aviation Club Tennis Centre, hard, USD 3,664,963, most recent results first):

• Mirra Andreeva (12) beat Marketa Vondrousova: 7-5, 6-0
• Peyton Stearns beat Qinwen Zheng (7): 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
• Sorana Cirstea beat Alycia Parks (Q): 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
• Clara Tauson beat Elina Svitolina: 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (4)
• Karolina Muchova (14) beat Emma Raducanu (WC): 7-6 (6), 6-4
• Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Veronika Kudermetova (Q): 6-3, 6-4
• McCartney Kessler beat Coco Gauff (3): 6-4, 7-5
• Dayana Yastremska beat Anastasia Potapova: 6-2, 6-3
• Iga Swiatek (2) beat Victoria Azarenka: 6-0, 6-2
• Jessica Pegula (5) beat Liudmila Samsonova: 6-0, 6-4
• Sofia Kenin (WC) beat Marta Kostyuk: 5-7, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5)
• Linda Noskova beat Diana Shnaider (11): 7-6 (8), 4-6, 6-3
• Jasmine Paolini (4) beat Eva Lys (Q): 6-2, 7-5
• Paula Badosa (9) beat Elise Mertens: 6-2, 6-1
• Elena Rybakina (6) beat Moyuka Uchijima (Q): 6-3, 6-2

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